Dollars and sense. For both general readers and students, "The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Economics, Second Edition" clearly explains macroeconomics and microeconomics, covering the dynamics of the markets, consumer behavior, business, budgets and taxation, recession and expansion, unemployment and inflation, fiscal policy, and international trade. This user-friendly second edition also discusses depression, wartime economics, and situational economics such as healthcare and energy. With the economy topping the headlines every day, the timing is right for a second edition Will appeal to anyone getting an MBA or taking economics courses, as well as general readers who want to learn about economics in terms they can understand"

Author Biography

Tom Gorman is the author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to MBA Basics." He holds an MBA from NYU and is former director of editorial services at DRI/McGraw Hill, the world's oldest and largest economic forecasting and consulting firm, where he edited the "Monthly Forecast of the U.S. Economy."