Macroeconomics

Name: Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9780132356695

ISBN-10: 0132356694

ISBN-13: 9780132356695

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien

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Hubbard & OBrien motivate the study of economics through real business examples. The book motivates users by demonstrating how real business uses economics to make real decisions on a daily basis. Covers the different Market Structures in an intuitive fashion so that readers of all backgrounds and fields can grasp the importance and flow of these concepts. Chapter opening cases, examples and figures motivate the economic principles covered, while Solved Problems provide models of how to solve an economic problem - keeping readers focused on the main ideas of each chapter, and preventing them from getting bogged down due to a lack of basic math or "word problem" skills. In-depth coverage of…

Book details

List price: $132.67
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall Higher Education
Publication date: 11/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 704
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English




Introduction



Economics: Foundations and Models Appendix: Using Graphs and Formulas



Tradeoffs, Comparative Advantage, and the Market System



Where Prices Come From: The Interaction of Demand & Supply



Economic Efficiency, Government Price Setting, and Taxes Appendix: Calculating Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus



Firms in the Domestic & International Economies



Firms, the Stock Market, and Corporate Governance Appendix: Tools to Analyze Firms' Financial Information



Comparative Advantage and the Gains from International Trade Appendix: Multinational Firms



Macroeconomic Foundations and Long-Run Growth



GDP: Measuring Total Production and Income



Unemployment & Inflation



Business Cycles, the Financial System, and Economic Growth



Long-Run Growth: Sources & Policies



Short-Run Fluctuations



Output & Expenditure in the Short Run Appendix: The Algebra of Macroeconomic Equilibrium



AD/AS Analysis Appendix: Schools of Macro Thought



Monetary and Fiscal Policy



Money, Banks, and the Federal Reserve System



Monetary Policy



Fiscal Policy



Inflation, Unemployment, & Federal Reserve Policy



The International Economy



Macroeconomics in an Open Economy



The International Financial System