Study Guide for Mankiw’s Brief Principles of Macroeconomics, 4th

by Mankiw, N. Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780324319064
• ISBN10: 0324319061
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

David R. Hakes (University of Northern Iowa) has prepared a study guide that will enhance student success. Each chapter of the study guide includes learning objectives, a description of the chapter?s context and purpose, a chapter review, key terms and definitions, advanced critical thinking questions, and helpful hints for understanding difficult concepts. Students can develop their understanding by doing the practice problems and short answer question, then assess their mastery of the key concepts with the self-test, which includes true/false and multiple choice questions.

Table of Contents

Ten Principles of Economics	p. 1
Thinking Like an Economist	p. 15
Interdependence and the Gains from Trade	p. 35
The Market Forces of Supply and Demand	p. 53
Measuring a Nation's Income	p. 69
Measuring the Cost of Living	p. 85
Production and Growth	p. 101
Saving, Investment, and the Financial System	p. 115
The Basic Tools of Finance	p. 133
Unemployment	p. 149
The Monetary System	p. 165
Money Growth and Inflation	p. 181
Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts	p. 199
A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy	p. 215
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply	p. 231
The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand	p. 251
The Short-Run Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment	p. 269
Five Debates over Macroeconomic Policy	p. 287
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