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Economics 3rd Edition (The Teaching Company The Great Courses, Business and Economics Part 1, 2, and 3) Audio Cassette – January 1, 2005

by Timothy Taylor (Author)

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Total of 36 lectures; 30 minutes per lecture. 3 cases with accompanying course pamphlet per case.

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English
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The Teaching Company
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January 1, 2005
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1598031244
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978-1598031249
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Teaching Company; 3rd edition (January 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598031244
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598031249
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds

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Kenneth H. Buckles

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Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013

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This video series was crucial in my preparation for the 0911 Praxis test. Having a limited background it economics, I was able to have a starting point of understanding of this subject and its complexities. Thanks for making this available. It has been on the market for several years and could use some revising.
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Charlotte A. Hu

A Fantastic Introduction to Economic Theory, Compares & Contrasts Micro and Macro

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2014

This audio book is amazing. Despite the seemingly dry topic, Timothy Taylor's voice, delivery and style keep me engaged throughout my commute. Each segment about matches one leg of my commute, about 30 minutes. The material is broken up quite nicely. The most amazing part of the material is the comparison of micro and macro economics.

I took macroeconomics a couple decades ago in college, but I'm currently looking for higher government positions and many of them require 24 credit hours of finance, accounting and/or economics. As such, I thought I might be able to use this audio book to help me study up for a CLEP test and reduce the number of courses I need to add to my academic history of a BA in sociology and the AUC master's in Cultural Anthropology.

Having studied macroeconomics before, I mistakenly assumed Timothy was talking about macro as he discussed a range of national topics like welfare, public health, minimum wage, etc., because I related macro to national things as guessed that micro was more corporate and personal finance. However, when he began talking about macro - supply and demand in the aggregate, inflation, trade deficit, he gave a comparison of the two disciplines. I found this comparison to be distinctly enlightening.

The material is presented in plain English and he works to avoid jargon. This is something I'm a little disappointed with as I wanted to be sure I understand the unique vocabulary related to this field. However, the material is quite easy to understand even and especially for someone like me with nearly no knowledge of economy theory.

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James L. Coddington

This company deserves to be sued

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2014

My father ordered thousands of dollars of these courses when he was not in a mental state to really know what he was doing. They remain in their original packaging. On his passing we have tried to get a refund from the company and they steadfastly refuse to do anything. Among their responses is that the life time guarantee expires when the buyer dies. (nice touch, very humane). Also these - if he was dissatisfied why did he keep ordering? That they are unopened and thus clearly he could not have been satisfied or dissatisfied is not something they seem to want to understand. Some of the orders were, according to Great Courses, placed by phone, a device he never used, thus making the orders suspect, perhaps fraudulent in and of themselves. I could go on but I just want to go on record in as public a place as possible about the bad behavior of this company. Shame, shame, shame on you Great Courses.

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Rob Kirk

It’s a very complete and wide ranging review but it simply lacked any great thoughts or mind expanding ideas

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2018

With such a massive topic it’s not always the most interesting listen. It’s a very complete and wide ranging review but it simply lacked any great thoughts or mind expanding ideas. For a beginning student, it’s very good.

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014

My favorite professor of economics does it again. Great course.

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M. Duke

This is an excellent series of lectures. I highly recommend it!

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2010

My daughter and I used this series for her high school Economics requirement. It is an excellent series. Within the 36 lectures, both microeconomics and macroeconomics are covered. The professor is knowledgeable and presents the lessons in a manner that is easily followed. The guide book gives a brief synopsis of each lesson with questions to consider and recommended reading for additional study. I highly recommend this for any age above the Jr. High School level, including adults who want to know more on this topic.

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