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Economics Policy Debates

EconDebate Online keeps you informed on today's most crucial economics policy debates. Each EconDebate, created by John Kane (SUNY-Oswego), provides a primer on the issues and links to background information and current, in-depth commentaries from experts around the world.

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TOPIC INDEX
Select the topic of interest to you to review an index of policy debates. Economic Fundamentals I Microeconomics I Macroeconomics I World Economy
Economic Fundamentals
Scarcity, Choice, and Opportunity Cost	Supply and Demand
Microeconomics
Utility and Consumer Choice Monopoly Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly Market Failure, Regulation, and Public Choice	Income Distribution and Poverty Economics and the Environment Government and the Economy Labor Markets
Macroeconomics
Productivity and Growth Employment, Unemployment, and Inflation Money and the Financial System	Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Taxes, Spending, and Deficits
World Economy
International Trade International Finance Developing and Transitional Economies	Comparative Economics Systems