Macroeconomics A Modern Approach

Name: Macroeconomics A Modern Approach
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ISBN: 9780324178104

ISBN-10: 0324178107

ISBN-13: 9780324178104

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert J. Barro

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Offering a uniquely modern presentation of macroeconomics, this brand-new text makes it easy for instructors to emphasize a solid microfoundations, real-business cycle approach. In the all-new MACROECONOMICS: A MODERN APPROACH, leading economist and proven author Robert J. Barro couples his extraordinary command of growth, equilibrium, and business cycles with a focus on microfoundations to create a groundbreaking new macroeconomics textbook steeped in real-world application. Accessibly written and extremely student friendly, the book is packed with current policy and data examples, reflecting the author?s extensive research in the field. The book also includes captivating boxed features,…

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List price: $77.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Publication date: 1/3/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English




Introduction



Thinking about Macroeconomics



National-Income Accounting: Gross Domestic Product and the Price Level



Economic Growth



Introduction to Economic Growth



Working with the Solow Growth Model



Conditional Convergence and Long-Run Economic Growth



Economic Fluctuations



Markets, Prices, Supply, and Demand



Consumption, Saving, and Investment



An Equilibrium Business-Cycle Model



Capital Utilization and Unemployment



Money and Prices



The Demand for Money and the Price Level



Inflation, Money Growth, and Interest Rates



The Government Sector



Government Expenditure



Taxes



The Public Debt



Money and business cycles



Money and Business Cycles I: the Price-Misperceptions Model



Money and Business Cycles II: Sticky Prices and Nominal Wage Rates



International Macroeconomics



World Markets in Goods and Credit



Exchange Rates


Bibliography


Glossary


Index