Applied intermediate macroeconomics /

Applied intermediate macroeconomics /

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Author / Creator:Hoover, Kevin D., 1955-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description:xl, 899 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Macroeconomics.
Macroeconomics.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9798105
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ISBN:9780521763882 (hardback)
0521763886 (hardback)
Notes:Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Macroeconomics and the real world; Part II. The National Accounts: 2. The national accounts and the structure of the economy; 3. Understanding gross domestic product; 4. Measuring prices and inflation; Part III. Trends and Cycles: 5. Trends and cycles; Part IV. Financial Markets: 6. The financial system; 7. The behavior of interest rates; 8. The international financial system and the balance of payments; Part V. Aggregate Supply: 9. Aggregate production; 10. Economic growth; 11. The ideal labor market; 12. Unemployment and the labor market process; Part VI. Aggregate Demand: 13. An introduction to aggregate demand; 14. Consumption and investment: a deeper look; Part VII. Macroeconomic Dynamics: 15. The dynamics of output, unemployment, and inflation; Part VIII. Macroeconomic Policy: 16. Monetary policy; 17. Fiscal policy; Part IX. Macroeconomic Data: A Guide to Working with Economic Data.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This textbook offers a complete course in applied macroeconomics at the intermediate level that emphasizes the application of economic theory to real-world data and policy"--Provided by publisher.
"This book is a complete course in applied macroeconomics that emphasizes the application of economic theory to real-world data and policy. Topics covered include national income, international, and financial account, labor markets, aggregate supply and demand, inflation, and monetary and fiscal policy. It is unique in developing a detailed toolkit of elementary statistics and graphical techniques for economic data. A strength is its detailed treatment of financial markets (national and international), and the institutions of monetary and fiscal policy, which makes it especially helpful in understanding recent economic crises"--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction
  • 1. Macroeconomics and the real world
  • Part II. The National Accounts
  • 2. The national accounts and the structure of the economy
  • 3. Understanding gross domestic product
  • 4. Measuring prices and inflation
  • Part III. Trends and Cycles
  • 5. Trends and cycles
  • Part IV. Financial Markets
  • 6. The financial system
  • 7. The behavior of interest rates
  • 8. The international financial system and the balance of payments
  • Part V. Aggregate Supply
  • 9. Aggregate production
  • 10. Economic growth
  • 11. The ideal labor market
  • 12. Unemployment and the labor market process
  • Part VI. Aggregate Demand
  • 13. An introduction to aggregate demand
  • 14. Consumption and investment: a deeper look
  • Part VII. Macroeconomic Dynamics
  • 15. The dynamics of output, unemployment, and inflation
  • Part VIII. Macroeconomic Policy
  • 16. Monetary policy
  • 17. Fiscal policy
  • Part IX. Macroeconomic Data: A Guide to Working with Economic Data

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