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-- A practice-oriented learning system that breaks the traditional textbook mold.
To help readers focus on the most important concepts—and effectively practice application of those concepts—Foundations of Macroeconomics is structured around a Checklist/Checkpoint system. The result is a patient, confidence-building textbook that prepares readers to use economics in their everyday life, regardless of what their future career will be.
Synopsis
A practice-oriented learning system that breaks the traditional textbook mold.
To help readers focus on the most important concepts—and effectively practice application of those concepts—Foundations of Macroeconomics is structured around a Checklist/Checkpoint system. The result is a patient, confidence-building textbook that prepares readers to use economics in their everyday life, regardless of what their future career will be.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Chapter 2. The U.S. and Global Economies
Chapter 3. The Economic Problem
Chapter 4. Demand and Supply
Chapter 5. GDP: A Measure of Total Production and Income
Chapter 6. Jobs and Unemployment
Chapter 7. The CPI and the Cost of Living
Chapter 8. Potential GDP and the Natural Unemployment Rate
Chapter 9. Economic Growth
Chapter 10. Finance, Saving, and Investment
Chapter 11. The Monetary System
Chapter 12. Money, Interest, and Inflation
Chapter 13. Aggregate Supply ad Aggregate Demand
Chapter 14. Aggregate Expenditure Multiplier
Chapter 15. The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff
Chapter 16. Fiscal Policy
Chapter 17. Monetary Policy
Chapter 18. International Trade Policy
Chapter 19. International Finance