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  • ISBN-10: 1787394190
  • ISBN-13: 9781787394193
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Instant Economics pulls together all the pivotal economic knowledge and thought into one concise volume.

An instantly digestable collection of Economics "cheat" sheets to help anyone master the subject quickly.

Instant Economics pulls together all the pivotal economic knowledge and thought into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete "cheat sheet", which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant.

From Adam Smith and Karl Marx to taxation, debt crisis, inequality and economic freedom, every key figure, discovery, controversy and concept is explained with succinct and lively text and graphics.

Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection of graphic-led lessons makes economics interesting and accessible. Everything you need to know is here.

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Conveys all the key information about a scientific concept, fact or invention on a single page, enabling the reader to become an expert in their lunch break or on their commute.
Introduction
8(4)
BASICS
What is economics?
12(1)
What does an economist do?
13(1)
What is wealth?
14(1)
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW I
Ancient economics
15(1)
Scholastic economics
16(1)
Feudalism
17(1)
Islamic economics
18(1)
Double-entry bookkeeping
19(1)
Mercantilism
20(1)
The Industrial Revolution
21(1)
Adam Smith
22(1)
The invisible hand
23(1)
Classical economics
24(1)
Karl Marx
25(1)
The marginal revolution
26(1)
Neoclassical economics
27(1)
Alfred Marshall
28(1)
Carl Menger
29(1)
Marginal productivity
30(1)
Inflation
31(1)
Deflation
32(1)
The money illusion
33(1)
MICROECONOMICS
Rational economic man
34(1)
The corporation
35(1)
Preferences
36(1)
Diminishing marginal utility
37(1)
Demand
38(1)
Supply
39(1)
Elasticities
40(1)
The law of supply and demand
41(1)
Equilibrium
42(1)
Price controls
43(1)
Indifference curve
44(1)
Consumer budget
45(1)
Economic surplus
46(1)
Deadweight losses
47(1)
Opportunity cost
48(1)
Perfect competition
49(1)
Efficiency
50(1)
Market failure
51(1)
Monopoly
52(1)
Monopsony
53(1)
Externalities
54(1)
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW II
The Great Depression
55(1)
Keynes
56(1)
Propensity
57(1)
The multiplier
58(1)
The long and the short term
59(1)
Neoclassical synthesis
60(1)
Milton Friedman
61(1)
The Chicago School
62(1)
The mainstream consensus
63(1)
MACROECONOMICS
The macroeconomy
64(1)
Investment
65(1)
Interest rates
66(1)
Gross domestic product (GDP)
67(1)
Consumption
68(1)
Growth factors
69(1)
Division of labour
70(1)
Comparative advantage
71(1)
Thomas Malthus
72(1)
The steady-state economy
73(1)
Monetary policy
74(1)
Bonds
75(1)
Yield curve
76(1)
Credit rating
77(1)
Debt
78(1)
Taxes
79(1)
The economics of death
80(1)
Price index
81(1)
Negative interest rates
82(1)
Fiscal policy
83(1)
Neoliberalism
84(1)
International trade
85(1)
Bilateral balances
86(1)
Development economics
87(1)
Randomized control trials
88(1)
SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS
Private property
89(1)
The commons
90(1)
Markets
91(1)
Free market economy
92(1)
Communism
93(1)
The fall of the Berlin Wall
94(1)
Mixed economy
95(1)
The IMF and World Bank
96(1)
Labour
97(1)
The role of government
98(1)
MODELLING THE ECONOMY
Economic model
99(1)
William Petty
100(1)
Laissez-faire economics
101(1)
Leon Walras
102(1)
The Pareto principle
103(1)
The IS--LM model
104(1)
The Phillips curve
105(1)
Expected utility theory
106(1)
The prisoner's dilemma
107(1)
The Arrow--Debreu model
108(1)
The representative agent
109(1)
The DSGE model
110(1)
Econometrics
111(1)
The unpredictable economy
112(1)
Integrated climate-economy models
113(1)
MONEY
The history of money
114(1)
The two sides of money
115(1)
Tally sticks
116(1)
Gold and silver
117(1)
Paper money
118(1)
Fiat money
119(1)
Fractional reserve banking
120(1)
Central banks
121(1)
Money creation by banks
122(1)
Hyperinflation
123(1)
Debt and deficits
124(1)
Modern Monetary Theory
125(1)
Quantitative easing
126(1)
Basic income
127(1)
Rates of exchange
128(1)
The euro
129(1)
Credit cards
130(1)
Cryptocurrency
131(1)
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Neoclassical growth model
132(1)
Creative destruction
133(1)
The business cycle
134(1)
Human capital
135(1)
New Growth Theory
136(1)
Promoting economic growth
137(1)
FINANCE
Securities
138(1)
Stocks
139(1)
Modern Portfolio Theory
140(1)
Random walks
141(1)
Efficient market hypothesis
142(1)
Options
143(1)
Hedge funds
144(1)
Black--Scholes
145(1)
Derivatives
146(1)
Value at risk
147(1)
Financial services industry
148(1)
MODELLING THE ECONOMY II
The Great Financial Crisis
149(1)
Post-crisis economics
150(1)
Behavioural economics
151(1)
Cognitive biases
152(1)
Prospect Theory
153(1)
Behavioural finance
154(1)
Complexity economics
155(1)
Systems dynamics
156(1)
Agent-based models
157(1)
Evolutionary economics
158(1)
Quantum economics
159(1)
CHALLENGES
Land
160(1)
Inequality
161(1)
Thomas Piketty
162(1)
Limits to growth
163(1)
Climate change economics
164(1)
Alternatives to GDP
165(1)
Instability
166(1)
Hyper-globalization
167(1)
Power
168(1)
Gender
169(1)
Tax evasion
170(1)
Ethics
171(1)
Glossary 172(2)
Further reading 174
David Orrell is an applied mathematician and author of several books on economics, including Introducing Economics: A Graphic Guide, and Behavioural Economics (forthcoming).