Applied Intermediate Macroeconomics

ISBN-13: 9780521763882 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 940 str.

Kevin D. Hoover

Opis

This textbook offers a complete course in applied macroeconomics at the intermediate level that emphasizes the application of economic theory to real-world data and policy. Topics covered include national and international income, financial accounts, business cycles, financial markets, economic growth, labor markets, aggregate supply and demand, inflation, and monetary and fiscal policy. The text is unique in developing a detailed toolkit of elementary statistics and graphical techniques for economic data. A strength is its detailed treatment of national and international financial markets and the institutions of monetary and fiscal policy, which makes it especially helpful in understanding recent economic crises. The Web site for the text is found at http: //www.appliedmacroeconomics.com

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction: 1. Macroeconomics and the real world; Part II. The National Accounts: 2. The national accounts and the structure of the economy; 3. Understanding gross domestic product; 4. Measuring prices and inflation; Part III. Trends and Cycles: 5. Trends and cycles; Part IV. Financial Markets: 6. The financial system; 7. The behavior of interest rates; 8. The international financial system and the balance of payments; Part V. Aggregate Supply: 9. Aggregate production; 10. Economic growth; 11. The ideal labor market; 12. Unemployment and the labor market process; Part VI. Aggregate Demand: 13. An introduction to aggregate demand; 14. Consumption and investment: a deeper look; Part VII. Macroeconomic Dynamics: 15. The dynamics of output, unemployment, and inflation; Part VIII. Macroeconomic Policy: 16. Monetary policy; 17. Fiscal policy; Part IX. Macroeconomic Data: A Guide to Working with Economic Data.