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Exploring Microeconomics, 6th Edition |

Robert L. Sexton, Colin C. Kovacs, Peter N. Fortura

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Exploring Microeconomics 6th Edition by Robert L. Sexton/Colin C. Kovacs/Peter N. Fortura
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​​Exploring Microeconomics, Sixth Canadian Edition, offers students a lively approach designed to take the intimidation out of economics. With its short, self-contained learning units and its carefully chosen pedagogy, graphs, and photos, this text helps students master and retain the basic principles of economics. In addition, the “current-events focus” and modular format of presenting information makes Exploring Microeconomics very student-accessible and user-friendly.

Robert Sexton’s “section-by-section” approach is designed to encourage economic literacy and helps students appreciate how economics impacts both business and daily life. Sexton helps students build a solid understanding of economic principles by engaging them from the outset and providing them with multiple points of practice.​

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Robert L. Sexton

Robert L. Sexton is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University. Professor Sexton has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles in the Anderson Graduate School of Management and the Department of Economics. Professor Sexton’s research ranges across many fields of economics: economics education, labour economics, environmental economics, law and economics, and economic history. He has written several books and has published numerous scholarly articles, many in top economic journals such as the American Economic Review, the Southern Economic Journal, the Economics Letters, the Journal of Urban Economics, and the Journal of Economic Education. Professor Sexton has also written more than 100 other articles that have appeared in books, magazines, and newspapers. He received the Pepperdine Professor of the Year Award in 1991, a Harriet and Charles Luckman Teaching Fellow in 1994, a Career Achievement Award from California Lutheran University in 1994, the Tyles Professor of the Year in 1997, and the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence in 2011.

Colin C. Kovacs

​Colin C. Kovacs received his Master of Arts degree from Queen’s University after completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Western University. He has taught economics, statistics, and finance for over 25 years at both the DeVry College of Technology in Toronto and Algonquin College in Ottawa. His research papers have included Determinants of Labour Force Participation Among Older Males in Canada and Minimum Wage—The Past and Future for Ontario.​

Peter N. Fortura

​Peter N. Fortura earned his undergraduate degree from Brock University, where he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for academic achievement, and his Master of Arts from Western University in London, Ontario. He has taught economics at Algonquin College in Ottawa for over 20 years. Prior to that, he was an economist in the International Department of the Bank of Canada in Ottawa. Professor Fortura has published articles on Canadian housing prices, Canada’s automotive industry, and Canada’s international competitiveness. ​

What's New

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  • ​ This edition has been updated with recent information about the COVID-19 pandemic, legalization of cannabis in Canada, and the monopoly of social media. ​
  • ​Additional numerical examples have been added to the discussion in the chapter about Elasticity to improve instructor effectiveness.​
  • Revised key definitions and data related to updates from the Government of Canada on measuring poverty.

Features

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  • ​Sexton’s proven learning model leads to better student outcomes. The “Section by Section” approach includes several short sections that present an economic concept and function as self-contained learning units. This approach allows students to absorb the economic material more effectively.​
  • ​Timely examples will resonate with students, making economic concepts less intimidating while conveying the real-world relevance of what they are learning
  • Debate and Business Connection features have been updated. While their content has been revised, the purpose of each remains the same—Debate features are designed to promote in-class discussion and self-exploration, and Business Connection features are designed to highlight the link between economic theory and business principles.​
  • MindTap is the online learning platform that helps you stay organized and study effectively by providing all your course materials and study tools in one place. Along with additional course content, MindTap lets you highlight, take notes, create flashcards, and more.​
  • ​MindTap with Aplia work together to further demonstrate economic applications in today's world. Aplia offers a comprehensive collection of interactive economic problem sets, analysis, tutorials, and experiments that require students to take an active role in the learning process. Students benefit from hands-on applications without creating extra work for instructors.​
  • Adaptive Test Prep lets students create and take practice tests. Based on the test results, an Adaptive Study Plan is created, containing resources to strengthen knowledge gaps. This feature links to the eReader and Quick Coach videos.​
  • Graph Builder makes graphing easier and allows students to observe the step-by-step creation of complex graphs. Using the integrated free-hand graphing tool, students can then experiment building graphs for themselves.​
  • ​​MobLab games and simulations offer a simple and fun solution for educators to guide students through economics theories and show how they relate to real-world business scenarios. ​

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: The Role and Method of Economics
Chapter 2: Scarcity, Trade-Offs, and Production Possibilities
Chapter 3: Supply and Demand
Chapter 4: Bringing Supply and Demand Together
Chapter 5: Elasticity
Chapter 6: Consumer Choice and Market Efficiency
Chapter 7: Production and Costs
Chapter 8: Perfect Competition
Chapter 9: Monopoly
Chapter 10: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Chapter 11: Labour Markets and the Distribution of Income
Chapter 12: Market Failure and the Environment
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

Glossary
Index
Chapters in Review

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