Brief Principles of Macroeconomics

N. Mankiw (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

456 Seiten

2017 | 8th edition
South-Western College Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-337-09198-5 (ISBN)

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Now you can master the principles of macroeconomics with the help of the most popular, widely-used economics textbook by students worldwide -- Mankiw’s BRIEF PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS, 8E. With its clear and engaging writing style, this book emphasizes only the material that will help you better understand the world in which you live, will make you a more astute participant in the economy, and will give you a better understanding of both the potential and limits of economic policy. The latest relevant examples bring macroeconomic principles to life. Acclaimed text author N. Gregory Mankiw explains, "I have tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy." Powerful student-focused digital resources are available in MindTap and Aplia digital learning and homework solutions that reinforce the principles presented in this edition.

N. Gregory Mankiw is Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. For 14 years he taught EC10 Principles, the most popular course at Harvard. He studied economics at Princeton University and MIT. Professor Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behaviour, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy and economic growth. His published articles have appeared in academic journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics. His work has also appeared in more widely accessible forums, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Fortune. Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Congressional Budget Office and a member of the ETS test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005, he served as chairperson of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. Professor Mankiw’s texts in introductory and intermediate economics are the worldwide market leaders and have reached many millions of students.

Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. Ten Principles of Economics.
2. Thinking Like an Economist.
3 .Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.
Part II: HOW MARKETS WORK.
4.The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.
PART VIII: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS.
5. Measuring a Nation’s Income.
6. Measuring the Cost of Living.
Part IX: THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN.
7. Production and Growth.
8. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System.
9. The Basic Tools of Finance.
10. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate.
Part X: MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN.
11. The Monetary System.
12. Money Growth and Inflation.
Part XI: THE MACROECONOMICS OF OPEN ECONOMIES.
13. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts.
14. A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy.
Part XII: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS.
15. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply.
16. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand.
17. The Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment.
Part XIII: FINAL THOUGHTS.
18. Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy.
Glossary.
Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.01.2017
Verlagsort	Florence
Sprache	englisch
Maße	213 x 20 mm
Gewicht	953 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-337-09198-7 / 1337091987
ISBN-13	978-1-337-09198-5 / 9781337091985
Zustand	Neuware