Learn economics through real business examples.Hubbard/O'Brien explains the basics of economics by demonstrating how real businesses use economics to make real decisions everyday. This is something all readers can connect to, as they encounter businesses in their daily lives. And regardless of future career path–opening an art studio, doing social work, trading on Wall Street, working for the government, or bartending at the local pub–readers will benefit from understanding the economic forces behind their work.

Product Description: Still Keeping it Real and More Accessible Than Ever! Hubbard & O'Brien keeps it real in the third edition with updated examples, data, and end-of-chapter problems, providing the most up-to-date discussion on the recession/financial crisis and the monetary and fiscal policy response...read more

Product Description: Reinforces the chapter content and provide students with: / Chapter summary / Discussion of each learning objective / Section-by-section review of the concepts presented / Helpful study hints / Additional Solved Problems to supplement those in the text / Key terms with definitions / A self-test, including 40 multiple-choice questions, plus a number of short-answer and true/false questions, with accompanying answers and explanation...read more