Essential readings in economics 

 - New York :  St. Martin's,  1995 
 - 416 p. 
<br/><br/> Introduction - S. Estrin and A. Marin  Part I: theory of consumer demand  The law of consumer's demand - J. R. Hicks  Part II: theory of the firm and supply  The nature of the firm - R. H. Coase  The concept of monopoly and the measurement of monopoly power - A. Lerner  Monopoly and resource allocation - A. C. Harberger  Strategic competition among the few - some recent developments in the economics of industry - J. Vickers  Part III: general equilibrium and welfare  The anatomy of market failure - F. Bator  Diagrammatic exposition of a theory of public expenditure - P. A. Samuelson  Part IV: economics of uncertainty and information  The market for "lemons": quality uncertainty and the market mechanism - G. Akerlof  Part V: inflation and unemployment  How important is it to defeat inflation? The evidence - R. Bootle  The role of monetary policy - M. Friedman  Inflation and unemployment - J. Tobin  Part VI: the nature of unemployment  Unemployment policy - R. E. Lucas, Jr  On theories of unemployment - R. M. Solow  Efficiency wage models of unemployment - J. Yellen  Part VII: the business cycle  The state of long-term expectation - J. M. Keynes  Understanding business cycles - R. E. Lucas, Jr  Real business cycles: a new keynesian perspective - N. G. Mankin  Part VII: control of macroeconomic fluctuations  A monetary and fiscal framework for economic stability - M. Friedman  Rational expectations and the theory of economy policy - T. J. Sargent and N. Wallace  The monetarist controversy, or, should we forsake stabilization policies? - F. Modigliani 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Teoria Econômica<br/>Teoria Monetária<br/>Macroeconomia<br/>Microecononia<br/>Economia Keynesiana<br/>Política de Emprego<br/> Política Econômica<br/>Inflação<br/>Risco<br/>Despesa Pública<br/>Monopólio