Macroeconomics

In: The Pearson series in economics

Abstract

Introduction to economics -- The principles and practice of economics -- Economic methods and economic questions -- Optimization : doing the best you can -- Demand, supply, and equilibrium -- Introduction to macroeconomics -- The wealth of nations : defining and measuring macroeconomic aggregates -- Aggregate incomes -- Long-run growth and development -- Economic growth -- Why isn't the whole world developed -- Equilibrium in the macroeconomy -- Employment and unemployment -- Credit markets -- The monetary system -- Short-run fluctuations and macroeconomic policy -- Short-run fluctuations -- Countercyclical macroeconomic policy -- Macroeconomics in a global economy -- Macroeconomics and international trade -- Open economy macroeconomics -- Chapters on the web