Principles of Microeconomics: Global Financial Crisis Edition by Taylor & Weerapana
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Stay up to date with the current global financial crisis with a special revised edition of PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS, 6E, the popular text by accomplished economic expert John B. Taylor and co-author Akila Weerapana. As former Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and one of the most respected voices in economics, Taylor provides unique insights into today’s issues. Updated graphs, figures, and popular learning features present the latest issues and data, including coverage of the Obama Administration. This clearly written text continues to offer concise yet thorough coverage of current economic theories with refreshing examples, engaging applications, and Aplia, the leading homework solution. Ensure your understanding of economic developments as they happen with PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS, 6E: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS EDITION.
Akila Weerapana is Associate Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. He was born and raised in Sri Lanka and came to the United States to complete his undergraduate work at Oberlin College, where he earned a B.A. with highest honors in Economics and Computer Science in 1994. Inspired by his professors at Oberlin, he attended graduate school at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford in 1999, writing his dissertation in monetary economics under the mentorship of Dr. John Taylor. Having taught several classes at Stanford while he was a graduate student, Dr. Weerapana was determined to pursue a career as a liberal arts college professor, combining his research interests with the opportunity to teach economics to gifted college students. Since 1999 Dr. Weerapana has taught more than 800 students at the Economics Department at Wellesley College. His teaching interests span all levels of the department’s curriculum, including introductory and intermediate macroeconomics, international finance, monetary economics and mathematical economics. He was awarded Wellesley’s Pinanski Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2002. He has advised many students who have pursued graduate studies in economics or who have worked in economic research at the Federal Reserve. In addition to teaching, Dr. Weerapana’s research interests focus on macroeconomics, specifically in the areas of monetary economics, international finance and political economy.
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