Macroeconomics: A Contemporary Introduction / Edition 11

by William A. McEachern

Overview

Gain a strong understanding of macroeconomic principles with the hundreds of lively examples found in McEachern's MACROECONOMICS: A CONTEMPORARY INTRODUCTION, 11E. This book draws on what you already have observed through life experiences to help explain macroeconomic concepts, choices, institutions, and events. Interesting printed and online case studies, the latest research findings, and focused examples offer genuine insight into how macroeconomic principles work in today's world. A friendly writing style is enhanced by learning features that make the material clear and more direct. Understandable graphs and exhibits include captions that summarize key points, color-coded curves, and helpful labels for clarification. More challenging graphs in the book are built one step at a time using new Progression Graphs software. Powerful learning tools, such as online Aplia and MindTap, further improve your understanding of macroeconomics and its relevance to your success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781305505490
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. William A. McEachern began teaching large sections of economic principles shortly after joining the University of Connecticut. Several years later he began offering teaching workshops around the country. The University of Connecticut Alumni Association conferred on him its Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000. He earlier won the Association s award for Distinguished Public Service. Dr. McEachern has published books and monographs on public finance, public policy, and industrial organization, including MANAGERIAL CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE (D.C. Heath and Company). His research has also appeared in edited volumes, such as READINGS IN PUBLIC CHOICE ECONOMICS (University of Michigan Press), INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK ON TEACHING AND LEARNING ECONOMICS (Edward Elgar Publishing), and RETHINKING ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES (Irwin Publishing), He has also published in a variety of refereed journals, including Economic Inquiry, National Tax Journal, Quarterly Review of Economic and Business, Journal of Industrial Economics, Kyklos, Econ Journal Watch, and Public Choice. His principles of economics textbooks have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Bahasa Indonesia, and have been adapted for Australia and for India. He is the founding editor of THE TEACHING ECONOMIST, a newsletter that for a quarter of a century has focused on teaching economics at the college level. Dr. McEachern has advised federal, state, and local governments on policy matters and has been quoted in media such as the New York Times, Times of London, Wall Street Journal USA Today and Reader s Digest. He, earned an undergraduate degree with honors from College of the Holy Cross, served three years as a U.S. Army officer, and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia.

Table of Contents

1 .The Art and Science of Economic Analysis. 2. Some Tools of Economic Analysis. 3. Economic Decision Makers. 4. Demand, Supply, and Markets. 5. Introduction to Macroeconomics. 6. Tracking the U. S. Economy. 7. Unemployment and Inflation. 8. U.S. Productivity and Growth. 9. Aggregate Demand. 10. Aggregate Supply. 11. Fiscal Policy. 12. Federal Budgets and Public Policy. 13. Money and the Financial System. 14. Banking and the Money Supply. 15. Monetary Theory and Policy. 16. The Policy Debate: Active or Passive? 17. International Trade. 18. International Finance. 19. Economic Development.

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From the Publisher

A text/CD-ROM package for a first course in macroeconomics. Early chapters cover macro- and microeconomics foundations, and later material uses the aggregate demand and aggregate supply models to underscore the difference between active and passive approaches to the economy. Pages are designed to be reader friendly, with color photos and graphics, plus margin terms and case studies. Pedagogical features include chapter summaries, review questions, problems, experiential exercises, and mathematical appendices with exercises, as well as notes on web sites, and a 12-page guide to reading the . Many exercises require students to consult the and the Internet. The CD-ROM contains study tools and graphing tutorials. This fifth edition contains expanded international material. Economic jargon has been reduced. The author is a professor of economics at the University of Connecticut. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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