Macro Economy Today

Name: Macro Economy Today
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ISBN: 9780077247409

ISBN-10: 007724740X

ISBN-13: 9780077247409

Edition: 12th 2010

Authors: Bradley R. Schiller

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Brad Schiller's text,The Macro Economy Today, 12e, is noted for three great strengths: readability, policy orientation, and pedagogy. His accessible writing style engages students and brings some of the excitement of domestic and global economic news into the classroom. Schiller emphasizes how policymakers must choose between government intervention and market reliance to resolve the core issues of what, how, and for whom to produce. This strategic choice is highlighted throughout the full range of micro, macro, and international issues, and every chapter ends with a policy issue that emphasizes the markets vs. government dilemma. Schiller teaches economics in a relevant context, filling…

Book details

List price: $86.99
Edition: 12th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 11/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.354
Language: English




The Economic Challenge



Economics: The Core Issues


Appendix: Using Graphs



The U.S. Economy: A Global View



Supply and Demand



The Role of Government



Measuring Macro Outcomes



National-Income Accounting



Unemployment



Inflation



Cyclical Instability



The Business Cycle



Aggregate Demand


Appendix: The Keynesian Cross



Self-Adjustment or Instability?



Fiscal Policy Tools



Fiscal Policy



Deficits and Debt



Monetary Policy Options



Money and Banks



The Federal Reserve System



Monetary Policy



Supply-Side Options



Supply-Side Policy: Short-run Options



Growth and Productivity: Long-run Possibilities



Policy Constraints



Theory versus Reality



Product Markets: The Basics



Consumer Demand


Appendix: Indifference Curves



The Costs of Production



Market Structure



The Competitive Firm



Competitive Markets



Monopoly



Oligopoly



Monopolistic Competition



Regulatory Issues



(De)Regulation of Business



Environmental Protection



The Farm Problem



Factor Markets: Basic Theory



The Labor Market



Labor Unions



Financial Markets



Distributional Issues



Taxes: Equity versus Efficiency



Transfer Payments: Welfare and Social Security



International Economics



International Trade



International Finance



Global Poverty