Steven Sheffrin, Arthur O'sullivan, Stephen Perez

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0132948877

9780132948876

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HB172.5.O85 2014

2012-041567

English

456 Pages

Macroeconomics : Principles, Applications, and Tools

2013

Pearson Education

Economics / Macroeconomics, Economics / General

Business & Economics

For Principles of Macroeconomics courses. Macroeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools, is also suitable for economists, financial analysts and other finance professionals. Questions that drive interest, applications that illustrate concepts, and the tools to test and solidify comprehension. Students come into their first Economics course thinking they will gain a better understanding of the economy around them. Unfortunately, they often leave with many unanswered questions. To ensure students actively internalize economics, O'Sullivan/Sheffrin/Perez use chapter-opening questions to spark interest on important economic concepts, applications that vividly illustrate those concepts, and chapter-ending tools that test and solidify understanding., For Principles of Macroeconomics courses. Macroeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools, is also suitable for economists, financial analysts and other finance professionals. Questions that drive interest, applications that illustrate concepts, and the tools to test and solidify comprehension. Students come into their first Economics course thinking they will gain a better understanding of the economy around them. Unfortunately, they often leave with many unanswered questions. To ensure students actively internalize economics, O'Sullivan/Sheffrin/Perez use chapter-opening questions to spark interest on important economic concepts, applications that vividly illustrate those concepts, and chapter-ending tools that test and solidify understanding.", For Principles of Macroeconomics courses. Macroeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools, is also suitable for economists, financial analysts and other finance professionals.  Questions that drive interest, applications that illustrate concepts, and the tools to test and solidify comprehension.   Students come into their first Economics course thinking they will gain a better understanding of the economy around them. Unfortunately, they often leave with many unanswered questions. To ensure students actively internalize economics, O'Sullivan/Sheffrin/Perez use chapter-opening questions to spark interest on important economic concepts, applications that vividly illustrate those concepts, and chapter-ending tools that test and solidify understanding.

I. INTRODUCTION AND KEY PRINCIPLES 1. Introduction: What is Economics? 2. Key Principles of Economics 3. Exchange and Markets 4. Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium II. THE BASIC CONCEPTS IN MACROECONOMICS 5. Measuring a Nation's Production and Income 6. Unemployment and Inflation III. THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN 7. The Economy at Full Employment 8. Why Do Economies Grow? IV. ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AND FISCAL POLICY 9. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 10. Fiscal Policy 11. Investment and Financial Markets V. MONEY, BANKING, AND MONETARY POLICY 12. Money and the Banking System 13. The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy VI. INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND ECONOMIC POLICY 14. Modern Macroeconomics: From the Short Run to the Long Run 15. The Dynamics of Inflation and Unemployment 16. Macroeconomic Policy Debates VII. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 17. The World of International Finance

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