INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO “ECONOMICS（克鲁格曼微观经济学国际案例）”.docVIP

INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO “ECONOMICS（克鲁格曼微观经济学国际案例）” INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO “ECONOMICS”BY KRUGMAN/WELLSCONTENT LIST AND SHORT DESCRIPTIONSChapterNumberTitleReferenceDescription1How Much for a Husband? The3Reports the determinants and Indian Marriage Market and theevolution of dowry amounts inLevel of DowriesIndia.2A Fair System of Social Security—4Describes the first national or Is It?insurance system developed inGermany. Emphasizes that it didnot take into account the marketresponse to its introduction.3Fighting the Sweet Tooth:4Describes how the Polish govern-Rationing and Market Forcesment handled production shortagesof sugar and other consumptiongoods in the 1970s.4Did the Irish Build Britain? 5Investigates if an abundant IrishImmigration and Elasticities oflabour supply made the IndustrialLabour Demand and Supply inRevolution in Britain possible.Nineteenth-Century Britain5So, Who Bears the Burden of6Asks who bears most of the burdenSocial Security Taxation?of social security systems.6Loads and Costs: The Cost 8Compares production functions ofStructure of Electricity Generationnuclear power stations and coal-fired plants; explains how the costof energy production is minimizedby a mix of the two.7The Pampa and the Freezer: Beef9Explains how the introduction ofProduction in Argentinafreezer ships led to an expansion ofArgentinian beef production in theearly twentieth century.8Too Much to Choose From?10Reports studies that cast doubt onwhether a larger choice set of con-sumption goods increases welfare.9Language: A Human Capital Good12Describes the importance of language as production input. Discusses the situation of immi-grants and the determinants of thedecision to learn a foreign language.10Values and Efficiency: The Hindu173Discusses a faith-based system ofCaste System and Inequalitydiscrimination. Discusses its efficiency.i iiContent list and short descriptionsChapterNumberTitleReferenceDescription11Mercantilism and the Caribbean14Describes the bamboo