Ever wonder what gives money value, why the unemployment rate rises or falls, or why some economies grow faster than others? What causes the business cycle, or inflation, or high-interest rates? Arnold’s Macroeconomics, 13th edition (PDF) answers these intriguing questions and more as students open today’s world of economic analysis.
In a world economy that is getting increasingly interdependent and integrated, the relationship between society and business is becoming ever more complex. The globalization of business, new government regulations, and international agreements, and the emergence of civil society organizations in many nations have significantly changed the job of managers and
In Financial Markets and Institutions 8th edition (PDF), bestselling authors Frederic S. Mishkin and Stanley G. Eakins provide a practical introduction to prepare college students for today’s changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. A unifying framework uses core principles to organize students’ thinking then examines the models as real-world
This fascinating book “Do Colors Exist? And Other Profound Physics Questions” presents a collection of articles based on conversations and correspondences between the author and complete strangers about mathematics and physics. The author, Seth Stannard Cottrell, a researcher in mathematical physics, responds to dozens of questions posed by inquiring minds
A key goal of environmental research is to inform policy and decision-making. Though, environmental experts working at the interface between policy, science, and society face complex challenges, including how to recognize sources of disagreement over environmental issues, communicate uncertainties and limitations of knowledge, and handle controversial topics like genetic modification