Macroeconomics or Principles of Economics

Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications with Xtra! CD-ROM and InfoTrac

Author: Robert Hall

Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications provides a lively, rigorous introduction to basic economic theory and its applications. It has been carefully crafted in terms of both content and supporting pedagogy to keep readers focused on learning and applying the central ideas used in economic analysis. In-text Internet links and a dedicated Web site provide opportunities and exercises for readers to access and analyze additional real-world economic applications.

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This text/CD-ROM package stresses the unity of economics with a consistent methodology for looking at different types of markets, and a capstone chapter bringing together a variety of macro tools to study the relationship between the stock market and the macroeconomy. The companion CD-ROM contains a graphing workshop with tutorials, interactive tools, and exercises that teach how to interpret, reproduce, and explain graphs. The revised second edition contains material reflecting changes since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the recession of 2001, and the shift from high-tech boom to high-tech bust. Hall teaches economics at Stanford University. Lieberman teaches economics at New York University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

PART I: PRELIMINARIES. 1. What Is Economics? 2. Scarcity, Choice and Economic Systems. 3. Supply and Demand. PART II: MACROECONOMICS: BASIC CONCEPTS. 4. What Macroeconomics Tries to Explain. 5. Production, Income, and Employment. 6. The Monetary System, Prices and Inflation. PART III: LONG-RUN MACROECONOMICS. 7. The Classical Long-Run Model. 8. Economic Growth and Rising Living Standards. PART IV: SHORT-RUN MACROECONOMICS. 9. Economic Fluctuations. 10. The Short-Run Macro Model. PART V: MONEY, PRICES, AND THE MACROECONOMY. 11. The Banking System. 12. The Money Market and the Interest Rate. 13. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply. PART VI: MACROECONOMIC POLICY. 14. Inflation and Monetary Policy. 15. Fiscal Policy: Taxes, Spending, and the Federal Budget. 16. Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Policy. USING ALL THE THEORY: The Stock Market and the Macroeconomy.

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Principles of Economics

Author: Fred Gottheil

Bring the study of economics to life with Principles of Economics, 5th edition. Award-winning educator and author Fred Gottheil speaks directly to student experience through a conversational writing style and narrative that uses stories, familiar examples, engaging scenarios, and relevant examples from literature emphasizing that economic principles can be found in all aspects of modern life. The text focuses on the key questions and presents the basic concepts-developing economic analysis step-by-step. The result is a more interactive and enjoyable learning experience when compared to the pedantic approaches often found in texts. Each chapter in the fifth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the most relevant data and also emerging and critical issues such as the issues of Iraq, terrorism, Katrina, China, and more. We invite you to see for yourself how Fred Gottheil's approach will help to shorten the distance between students and the exciting study of economics.

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An introductory text/CD-ROM with explanatory narrative based on questions and detailed answers. Chapters are in section on basics of economic analysis, microeconomics and its applications to product and factor markets, employment and fiscal policy, banking and monetary policy, government and the macroeconomy, and the world economy. Learning aids include objectives, self-check questions, Internet exercises, graph-reading and interpretation exercises, activities placing students in the role of consultants, and boxes on how economic principles apply to real events. This third edition strengthens an interdisciplinary focus. The CD-ROM contains video clips, self-tests, and a graphing tutorial. The author teaches economics at the University of Illinois. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)