Book: Macroeconomics (Lumen)
- Page ID
- 47218
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This macroeconomics course prepares students to think like economists and analyze decisions made by individuals, businesses, and governments. Students will learn about the key macroeconomic indicators of GDP, unemployment, and inflation, then apply these concepts to analyze economic behavior. Content coverage includes choice and scarcity; supply and demand; elasticity; applications of supply and demand; elasticity; gdp and economic growth; unemployment and inflation; the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model; Keynesian economics and neoclassical economics; the income-expenditure model; fiscal policy; money and banking; monetary policy; policy applications; globalization and trade; exchange rates and international finance.
Front Matter
- 1: Economic Thinking
- 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity
- 3: Supply and Demand
- 4: Applications of Supply and Demand
- 5: Elasticity
- 6: Macroeconomic Measures — GDP and Economic Growth
- 7: Macroeconomic Measures — Unemployment and Inflation
- 8: The Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply Model
- 9: Keynesian and Neoclassical Economics
- 10: The Income-Expenditure Model
- 11: Fiscal Policy
- 12: Money and Banking
- 13: Monetary Policy
- 14: Policy Applications
- 15: Globalization and Trade
- 16: Exchange Rates and International Finance
- 17: Faculty Resources
Back Matter