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Executive Economics : Ten Essential Tools for Managers Condition:Very Good and their central role inWhat do economists know that business executives find useful? Economics ought to be indispensable for business decision makers because it deals with the issues executives face what to pro duce, how and how much, at what price, how best to use resources (time, labor, capital), how to understand markets. Why, then, do managers often think that economists' theories are ivory tower and impractical? Perhaps because most economics texts are mystifying,