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<p>Foreword xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvii</p> <p>About the CFA Institute Investment Series xix</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 1 Demand and Supply Analysis: Introduction 1</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 1</p> <p>1. Introduction 2</p> <p>2. Types of Markets 3</p> <p>3. Basic Principles and Concepts 4</p> <p>3.1. The Demand Function and the Demand Curve 5</p> <p>3.2. Changes in Demand versus Movements along the Demand Curve 7</p> <p>3.3. The Supply Function and the Supply Curve 10</p> <p>3.4. Changes in Supply versus Movements along the Supply Curve 11</p> <p>3.5. Aggregating the Demand and Supply Functions 13</p> <p>3.6. Market Equilibrium 17</p> <p>3.7. The Market Mechanism: Iterating toward Equilibrium—or Not 19</p> <p>3.8. Auctions as a Way to Find Equilibrium Price 24</p> <p>3.9. Consumer Surplus—Value minus Expenditure 28</p> <p>3.10. Producer Surplus—Revenue minus Variable Cost 30</p> <p>3.11. Total Surplus—Total Value minus Total Variable Cost 32</p> <p>3.12. Markets Maximize Society’s Total Surplus 32</p> <p>3.13. Market Interference: The Negative Impact on Total Surplus 34</p> <p>4. Demand Elasticities 40</p> <p>4.1. Own-Price Elasticity of Demand 41</p> <p>4.2. Own-Price Elasticity of Demand: Impact on Total Expenditure 46</p> <p>4.3. Income Elasticity of Demand: Normal and Inferior Goods 47</p> <p>4.4. Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand: Substitutes and Complements 48</p> <p>4.5. Calculating Demand Elasticities from Demand Functions 49</p> <p>5. Summary 51</p> <p>Practice Problems 53</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 2 Demand and Supply Analysis: Consumer Demand 59</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 59</p> <p>1. Introduction 59</p> <p>2. Consumer Theory: From Preferences to Demand Functions 60</p> <p>3. Utility Theory: Modeling Preferences and Tastes 60</p> <p>3.1. Axioms of the Theory of Consumer Choice 61</p> <p>3.2. Representing the Preference of a Consumer: The Utility Function 62</p> <p>3.3. Indifference Curves: The Graphical Portrayal of the Utility Function 63</p> <p>3.4. Indifference Curve Maps 66</p> <p>3.5. Gains from Voluntary Exchange: Creating Wealth through Trade 66</p> <p>4. The Opportunity Set: Consumption, Production, and Investment Choice 70</p> <p>4.1. The Budget Constraint 70</p> <p>4.2. The Production Opportunity Set 72</p> <p>4.3. The Investment Opportunity Set 74</p> <p>5. Consumer Equilibrium: Maximizing Utility Subject to the Budget Constraint 75</p> <p>5.1. Determining the Consumer’s Equilibrium Bundle of Goods 75</p> <p>5.2. Consumer Response to Changes in Income: Normal and Inferior Goods 76</p> <p>5.3. How the Consumer Responds to Changes in Price 77</p> <p>6. Revisiting the Consumer’s Demand Function 78</p> <p>6.1. Consumer’s Demand Curve from Preferences and Budget Constraints 78</p> <p>6.2. Substitution and Income Effects for a Normal Good 79</p> <p>6.3. Income and Substitution Effects for an Inferior Good 82</p> <p>6.4. Negative Income Effect Larger than Substitution Effect: Giffen Goods 83</p> <p>6.5. Veblen Goods: Another Possibility for a Positively Sloped Demand Curve 85</p> <p>7. Summary 86</p> <p>Practice Problems 87</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 3 Demand and Supply Analysis: The Firm 89</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 89</p> <p>1. Introduction 89</p> <p>2. Objectives of the Firm 90</p> <p>2.1. Types of Profit Measures 91</p> <p>2.2. Comparison of Profit Measures 95</p> <p>3. Analysis of Revenue, Costs, and Profits 96</p> <p>3.1. Profit Maximization 97</p> <p>3.2. Productivity 127</p> <p>4. Summary 135</p> <p>Practice Problems 136</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 4 The Firm and Market Structures 143</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 143</p> <p>1. Introduction 143</p> <p>2. Analysis of Market Structures 144</p> <p>2.1. Economists’ Four Types of Structure 144</p> <p>2.2. Factors That Determine Market Structure 146</p> <p>3. Perfect Competition 149</p> <p>3.1. Demand Analysis in Perfectly Competitive Markets 149</p> <p>3.2. Supply Analysis in Perfectly Competitive Markets 158</p> <p>3.3. Optimal Price and Output in Perfectly Competitive Markets 159</p> <p>3.4. Factors Affecting Long-Run Equilibrium in Perfectly Competitive Markets 161</p> <p>4. Monopolistic Competition 163</p> <p>4.1. Demand Analysis in Monopolistically Competitive Markets 166</p> <p>4.2. Supply Analysis in Monopolistically Competitive Markets 166</p> <p>4.3. Optimal Price and Output in Monopolistically Competitive Markets 167</p> <p>4.4. Factors Affecting Long-Run Equilibrium in Monopolistically Competitive Markets 168</p> <p>5. Oligopoly 169</p> <p>5.1. Demand Analysis and Pricing Strategies in Oligopoly Markets 169</p> <p>5.2. Supply Analysis in Oligopoly Markets 176</p> <p>5.3. Optimal Price and Output in Oligopoly Markets 178</p> <p>5.4. Factors Affecting Long-Run Equilibrium in Oligopoly Markets 178</p> <p>6. Monopoly 179</p> <p>6.1. Demand Analysis in Monopoly Markets 181</p> <p>6.2. Supply Analysis in Monopoly Markets 182</p> <p>6.3. Optimal Price and Output in Monopoly Markets 184</p> <p>6.4. Price Discrimination and Consumer Surplus 185</p> <p>6.5. Factors Affecting Long-Run Equilibrium in Monopoly Markets 187</p> <p>7. Identification of Market Structure 188</p> <p>7.1. Econometric Approaches 189</p> <p>7.2. Simpler Measures 189</p> <p>8. Summary 191</p> <p>Practice Problems 192</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 5 Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth 197</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 197</p> <p>1. Introduction 198</p> <p>2. Aggregate Output and Income 198</p> <p>2.1. Gross Domestic Product 200</p> <p>2.2. The Components of GDP 208</p> <p>2.3. GDP, National Income, Personal Income, and Personal Disposable Income 211</p> <p>3. Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Equilibrium 217</p> <p>3.1. Aggregate Demand 217</p> <p>3.2. Aggregate Supply 230</p> <p>3.3. Shifts in Aggregate Demand and Supply 232</p> <p>3.4. Equilibrium GDP and Prices 245</p> <p>4. Economic Growth and Sustainability 256</p> <p>4.1. The Production Function and Potential GDP 257</p> <p>4.2. Sources of Economic Growth 259</p> <p>4.3. Measures of Sustainable Growth 264</p> <p>5. Summary 270</p> <p>Practice Problems 273</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 6 Understanding Business Cycles 279</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 279</p> <p>1. Introduction 279</p> <p>2. Overview of the Business Cycle 280</p> <p>2.1. Phases of the Business Cycle 280</p> <p>2.2. Resource Use through the Business Cycle 284</p> <p>2.3. Housing Sector Behavior 292</p> <p>2.4. External Trade Sector Behavior 293</p> <p>3. Theories of the Business Cycle 294</p> <p>3.1. Neoclassical and Austrian Schools 295</p> <p>3.2. Keynesian and Monetarist Schools 296</p> <p>3.3. The New Classical School 299</p> <p>4. Unemployment and Inflation 303</p> <p>4.1. Unemployment 304</p> <p>4.2. Inflation 307</p> <p>5. Economic Indicators 319</p> <p>5.1. Popular Economic Indicators 320</p> <p>5.2. Other Variables Used as Economic Indicators 325</p> <p>6. Summary 327</p> <p>Practice Problems 328</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 7 Monetary and Fiscal Policy 333</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 333</p> <p>1. Introduction 334</p> <p>2. Monetary Policy 335</p> <p>2.1. Money 336</p> <p>2.2. Roles of Central Banks 348</p> <p>2.3. Objectives of Monetary Policy 351</p> <p>2.4. Contractionary and Expansionary Monetary Policies and the Neutral Rate 367</p> <p>2.5. Limitations of Monetary Policy 369</p> <p>3. Fiscal Policy 374</p> <p>3.1. Roles and Objectives of Fiscal Policy 374</p> <p>3.2. Fiscal Policy Tools and the Macroeconomy 382</p> <p>3.3. Fiscal Policy Implementation: Active and Discretionary Fiscal Policy 388</p> <p>4. The Relationship between Monetary and Fiscal Policy 392</p> <p>4.1. Factors Influencing the Mix of Fiscal and Monetary Policy 393</p> <p>4.2. Quantitative Easing and Policy Interaction 394</p> <p>4.3. The Importance of Credibility and Commitment 395</p> <p>5. Summary 396</p> <p>Practice Problems 397</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 8 International Trade and Capital Flows 403</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 403</p> <p>1. Introduction 403</p> <p>2. International Trade 404</p> <p>2.1. Basic Terminology 404</p> <p>2.2. Patterns and Trends in International Trade and Capital Flows 407</p> <p>2.3. Benefits and Costs of International Trade 411</p> <p>2.4. Comparative Advantage and the Gains from Trade 415</p> <p>3. Trade and Capital Flows: Restrictions and Agreements 424</p> <p>3.1. Tariffs 424</p> <p>3.2. Quotas 427</p> <p>3.3. Export Subsidies 427</p> <p>3.4. Trading Blocs, Common Markets, and Economic Unions 430</p> <p>3.5. Capital Restrictions 435</p> <p>4. The Balance of Payments 436</p> <p>4.1. Balance of Payments Accounts 438</p> <p>4.2. Balance of Payments Components 438</p> <p>4.3. Paired Transactions in the Balance of Payments Bookkeeping System 440</p> <p>4.4. National Economic Accounts and the Balance of Payments 445</p> <p>5. Trade Organizations 451</p> <p>5.1. International Monetary Fund 451</p> <p>5.2. World Bank Group 453</p> <p>5.3. World Trade Organization 454</p> <p>6. Summary 457</p> <p>Practice Problems 459</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 9 Currency Exchange Rates 465</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 465</p> <p>1. Introduction 465</p> <p>2. The Foreign Exchange Market 467</p> <p>2.1. Market Functions 473</p> <p>2.2. Market Participants 478</p> <p>2.3. Market Size and Composition 482</p> <p>3. Currency Exchange Rate Calculations 484</p> <p>3.1. Exchange Rate Quotations 484</p> <p>3.2. Cross-Rate Calculations 488</p> <p>3.3. Forward Calculations 492</p> <p>4. Exchange Rate Regimes 500</p> <p>4.1. The Ideal Currency Regime 500</p> <p>4.2. Historical Perspective on Currency Regimes 501</p> <p>4.3. A Taxonomy of Currency Regimes 503</p> <p>5. Exchange Rates, International Trade, and Capital Flows 511</p> <p>5.1. Exchange Rates and the Trade Balance: The Elasticities Approach 512</p> <p>5.2. Exchange Rates and the Trade Balance: The Absorption Approach 517</p> <p>6. Summary 521</p> <p>Practice Problems 524</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 10 Currency Exchange Rates: Determination and Forecasting 527</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 527</p> <p>1. Introduction 528</p> <p>2. Foreign Exchange Market Concepts 530</p> <p>2.1. Arbitrage Constraints on Spot Exchange Rate Quotes 533</p> <p>2.2. Forward Markets 538</p> <p>3. A Long-Term Framework for Exchange Rates 547</p> <p>3.1. International Parity Conditions 549</p> <p>3.2. Assessing an Exchange Rate’s Equilibrium Level 565</p> <p>3.3. Tying It Together: A Model That Includes Long-Term Equilibrium 568</p> <p>4. The Carry Trade 569</p> <p>5. The Impact of Balance of Payments Flows 573</p> <p>5.1. Current Account Imbalances and the Determination of Exchange Rates 574</p> <p>5.2. Capital Flows and the Determination of Exchange Rates 577</p> <p>6. Monetary and Fiscal Policies 585</p> <p>6.1. The MundellFleming Model 585</p> <p>6.2. Monetary Models of Exchange Rate Determination 588</p> <p>6.3. The Taylor Rule and the Determination of Exchange Rates 589</p> <p>6.4. Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates—The Historical Evidence 591</p> <p>6.5. Fiscal Policy and the Determination of Exchange Rates 595</p> <p>7. Exchange Rate Management: Intervention and Controls 597</p> <p>8. Currency Crises 602</p> <p>9. Shorter-Term Forecasting Tools 605</p> <p>9.1. Technical Analysis 606</p> <p>9.2. Order Flow, Sentiment, and Positioning 608</p> <p>10. Summary 611</p> <p>11. Appendix: Currency Codes Used in This Chapter 615</p> <p>Practice Problems 615</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 11 Economic Growth and the Investment Decision 621</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 621</p> <p>1. Introduction 622</p> <p>2. Growth in the Global Economy: Developed versus Developing Countries 622</p> <p>2.1. Savings and Investment 625</p> <p>2.2. Financial Markets and Intermediaries 626</p> <p>2.3. Political Stability, Rule of Law, and Property Rights 626</p> <p>2.4. Education and Health Care Systems 626</p> <p>2.5. Tax and Regulatory Systems 627</p> <p>2.6. Free Trade and Unrestricted Capital Flows 627</p> <p>2.7. Summary of Factors Limiting Growth in Developing Countries 628</p> <p>3. Why Potential Growth Matters to Investors 631</p> <p>4. Determinants of Economic Growth 635</p> <p>4.1. Production Function 635</p> <p>4.2. Capital Deepening versus Technological Progress 637</p> <p>4.3. Growth Accounting 640</p> <p>4.4. Extending the Production Function 641</p> <p>4.5. Natural Resources 642</p> <p>4.6. Labor Supply 645</p> <p>4.7. Labor Quality: Human Capital 649</p> <p>4.8. Capital: ICT and Non-ICT 650</p> <p>4.9. Technology 653</p> <p>4.10. Public Infrastructure 657</p> <p>4.11. Summary 657</p> <p>5. Theories of Growth 663</p> <p>5.1. Classical Model 664</p> <p>5.2. Neoclassical Model 664</p> <p>5.3. Endogenous Growth Theory 677</p> <p>5.4. Convergence Debate 680</p> <p>6. Growth in an Open Economy 684</p> <p>7. Summary 694</p> <p>Practice Problems 696</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 12 Economics of Regulation 703</b></p> <p>Learning Outcomes 703</p> <p>1. Introduction 703</p> <p>2. Overview of Regulation 704</p> <p>2.1. Classification of Regulations and Regulators 704</p> <p>2.2. Economic Rationale for Regulation 707</p> <p>2.3. Regulatory Tools 710</p> <p>3. Regulation of Commerce 715</p> <p>4. Regulation of Financial Markets 719</p> <p>5. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Regulation 720</p> <p>6. Analysis of Regulation 722</p> <p>6.1. Effects of Regulations 724</p> <p>7. Summary 728</p> <p>Practice Problems 729</p> <p>Glossary 731</p> <p>References 745</p> <p>About the Editors 751</p> <p>About the CFA Program 753</p> <p>Index 755</p>

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