Macroeconomics : Principles, Problems, and Policies

by MCCONNELL

• ISBN13: 9780073273082
• ISBN10: 0073273082
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

McConnell and Brue's Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Macroeconomics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership by sticking to 3 main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.

Table of Contents

An Introduction To Economics and The Economy To the Student

Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (Appendix: Graphs and Their Meaning)

The Market System and the Circular Flow

Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors

The United States in the Global Economy

Macroeconomic Measurement and Basic Concepts

Measuring Domestic Output and National Income

Introduction to Economic Growth and Instability

Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

Macroeconomic Models and Fiscal Policy

The Aggregate Expenditures Model

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (Appendix: The Relationship of the Aggregate Demand Curve to the Aggregate Expenditures Model)

Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt

Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy

Money and Banking

Money Creation

Interest Rates and Monetary Policy 14W Financial Economics

Long-Run Perspectives and Macroeconomic Debates

Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply

Economic Growth 16W The Economics of Developing Countries

Disputes over Macro Theory and Policy

International Economics and the World Economy

International Trade

Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits

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