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Big Picture Economics [2012]

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Introduction to the Economics of Context
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The Federal Reserve, Congress, and the Use of Context in Economic Policy
35
We Are All Economists and Don't Know It
57
How a Perfect World Would Work
79
Shopper Nation: Why We Buy or Don't Buy
101
How Is a Can of Tuna Like a Smartphone? Yes, Context!
123
When to Spend, When to Cut, and When to Scratch Your Head Over the Federal Budget
149
Tax Policy: Does Cutting Taxes Cure All Ills?
169
Monetary Policy: Money, or Maybe the Federal Reserve, Makes the World Go ‘Round
187
The Panama Canal Widens and the Middle Class Grows in China—How Does That Affect Indiana?
207
What Do We Do Now?
227
About the Authors
229
Index
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