Economics Today: The Macro View

by Miller, Roger Leroy

• ISBN13: 9780321078179
• ISBN10: 0321078179
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

Preface	xxii
PART 1 INTRODUCTION	1	(142)
The Nature of Economics	3	(23)
Scarcity and the World of Trade-Offs	26	(22)
Demand and Supply	48	(27)
Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis	75	(20)
The Public Sector and Public Choice	95	(25)
Your Future with Social Security	120	(23)
PART 2 INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH	143	(80)
The Macroeconomy: Unemployment, Inflation, and Deflation	145	(23)
Measuring the Economy's Performance	168	(27)
Global Economic Growth and Development	195	(28)
PART 3 NATIONAL INCOME DETERMINATION AND FISCAL POLICY	223	(102)
Real GDP and the Price Level in the Long Run	225	(21)
Classical and Keynesian Macro Analyses	246	(23)
Consumption, Income, and the Multiplier	269	(29)
Fiscal Policy	298	(27)
PART 4 MONEY, MONETARY POLICY, AND STABILIZATION	325	(456)
Money and Banking Systems	327	(26)
Money Creation, Payment Systems, and Deposit Insurance	353	(30)
Electronic Banking	383	(19)
Domestic and International Monetary Policy	402	(23)
Stabilization in an Integrated World Economy	425	(356)
PART 8 GLOBAL ECONOMICS	781	(2)
Comparative Advantage and the Open Economy	783	(22)
Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments	805
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems	A-1	(1)
Glossary	G-1	(1)
Index	I-1