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Audileo brings you the complete, high-fidelity audio version of OpenStax’s Principles of Economics 3e. Whether you are commuting to campus, hitting the gym, or working your shift, you can now master foundational economic concepts without sacrificing your schedule. Why choose between a micro and macro focus when you need to master both? Staring at complex supply curves, fiscal policy charts, and international trade models on a screen for hours is a quick path to study fatigue. Your education shouldn’t be tethered to a desk chair or trapped behind an expensive corporate paywall.
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- Audiobook duration: 35 hrs
- Textbook Publisher: OpenStax
- Audiobook Publisher: Audileo
This comprehensive, unabridged audio version blends microeconomic and macroeconomic theory into a single, cohesive learning flow, broken down chapter-by-chapter for easy navigation:
Global Interconnectedness: Grasp the mechanics of international trade, protectionism, global capital flows, and macroeconomic policies across diverse global economies.
The Power of Choice: Understand scarcity, opportunity costs, and the foundational frameworks of economic systems.
Microeconomic Fundamentals: Master demand and supply dynamics, market elasticities, consumer behaviors, and the various market structures from perfect competition to monopolies.
Policy & Markets: Explore the economics of labor, financial systems, environmental protections, antitrust policies, and wealth inequality.
The Macro Perspective: Dive into GDP tracking, inflation, economic growth models, monetary systems, and banking regulations.
Textbook Authors: David Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel MacDonald, California State University, San Bernardino; Steven A. Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington
This is an audio adaptation of the Principles of Economics 3e textbook by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as a PDF for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to the audio version to ensure a better listening experience. The companion digital PDF, print, and ebook/eTextbook versions to this audiobook are: Color: ISBN-13: 978-1-711471-45-7 (9781711471457); Black and White: ISBN-13: 978-1-711471-46-4 (9781711471464); Digital PDF: ISBN-13: 978-1-951693-63-3 (9781951693633); Assignable Courseware: ISBN-13: 978-1-961584-73-0 (9781961584730)
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