Foundations of macroeconomics
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Foundations of macroeconomics
Addison-Wesley, c2002
Available at 10 libraries
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Includes index
LCCN:2001022086
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Foundations of Macroeconomics, Robin Bade and Michael Parkin provide a serious, yet accessible economics course that is focused on helping students understand the basic principles of economics, connecting these principles to today's economic issues, and developing a lasting interest in economics as a relevant part of their own lives.
Foundations of Macroeconomics features a tightly constructed pedagogical approach that never wavers from its goal-to give students an in-depth understanding of important economic principles in a way that is clear, concise, and concerned every step of the way with engaging students' interest and understanding. This text is shorter than most and focused on key concepts-but not watered down.
The glue that holds together the chapters and the entire teaching/learning package is the "Checkpoint" feature. Bade and Parkin know that the best time to review material is when it's fresh in students' minds. "Checkpoints" reinforce the key points of the chapter by amplifying concepts with a full page of practice problems and solutions that immediately reinforce the learning objectives and strengthen students' understanding of the material.
Efoundations, the text's Web site, free with the purchase of any new copy of the book, includes a complete eText, integrated links to the eStudy Guide, Foundations Interactive, Economics in the News, and a full range of Web resources including self assessment quizzes with links back to the eText.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Getting Started.
Appendix: Making and Using Graphs.
2. The U.S. and Global Economies.
3. The Economic Problem.
4.Demand and Supply.
II. MONITORING THE MACROECONOMY.
5. GDP and the Standard of Living.
6. Jobs and Unemployment.
7. The CPI and the Cost of Living.
III. THE REAL ECONOMY.
8. Potential GDP, Natural Unemployment, and the Business Cycle.
9. Saving and Investment.
10. Economic Growth.
IV. THE MONEY ECONOMY.
11. Money and the Banking System.
12. The Fed and the Money Supply.
13. The Price Level and Inflation.
V. ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS.
14. Aggregate Expenditure.
15. AS-AD and the Business Cycle.
Appendix: Aggregate Expenditure and Aggregate Demand.
16. Fiscal and Monetary Policy Effects.
17. The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff.
18. Fiscal and Monetary Policy Debates.
VI. THE GLOBAL MACROECONOMY.
19. International Trade Policy.
20. International Finance.
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