Foundations of Macroeconomics, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (September 18, 2020) © 2021

  • Robin Bade University of Western Ontario
  • Michael Parkin Emeritus of University of Western Ontario
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Part 1: Introduction

1. Getting Started

2. The U.S. and Global Economies

3. The Economic Problem

4. Demand and Supply

 

Part 2: Monitoring the Macroeconomy

5. GDP: A Measure of Total Production and Income

6. Jobs and Unemployment

7. The CPI and Cost of Living

 

Part 3: The Real Economy

8. Potential GDP and the Natural Unemployment Rate

9. Economic Growth

10. Finance, Saving and Investment

 

Part 4: The Money Economy

11. The Monetary System

12. Money, Interest and Inflation

 

Part 5: Economic Fluctuations

13. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand

14. Aggregate Expenditure Multiplier

15. The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff

 

Part 6: Macroeconomic Policy

16. Fiscal Policy

17. Monetary Policy

18. International Trade Policy

19. International Finance

 

 

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