Macroeconomics
Theory and Applications
Published on 1. August 2023
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-357-90177-9 (ISBN)
Description
Lester's MACROECONOMICS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, 1st EDITION, provides a survey of the most important macroeconomic topics and models. There are within-chapter knowledge checks with solutions provided at the end of the chapter. There are also practice problems at the end of the chapter and many different online learning tools.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1238 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-357-90177-9 (9780357901779)
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Person
Robert Lester started working at Colby in 2015 after completing his graduate work at the University of Notre Dame. His research is in macroeconomics generally and monetary economics in particular.
Content
PART I: GROWTH.
1. Defining and Measuring GDP.
2. Production Functions.
3. The Solow Model of Economic Growth.
4. Explaining Total Factor Productivity.
PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY.
5. Money, Prices, and Nominal Interest Rates.
6. Saving, Investment, and the Real Interest Rate.
7. International Trade and the Macroeconomy.
8. Labor Markets.
9. Government Spending and the Macroeconomy.
PART III: BUSINESS CYCLES.
10. Introduction to Business Cycles.
11. The IS-MP Model.
12. The IS-MP-AS Model.
13. IS-MP-AS in the Open Economy.
PART IV: BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS.
14. Banking and the Macroeconomy.
15. Bonds, Stocks, and Monetary Policy.
Mathematical Appendix.
1. Defining and Measuring GDP.
2. Production Functions.
3. The Solow Model of Economic Growth.
4. Explaining Total Factor Productivity.
PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY.
5. Money, Prices, and Nominal Interest Rates.
6. Saving, Investment, and the Real Interest Rate.
7. International Trade and the Macroeconomy.
8. Labor Markets.
9. Government Spending and the Macroeconomy.
PART III: BUSINESS CYCLES.
10. Introduction to Business Cycles.
11. The IS-MP Model.
12. The IS-MP-AS Model.
13. IS-MP-AS in the Open Economy.
PART IV: BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS.
14. Banking and the Macroeconomy.
15. Bonds, Stocks, and Monetary Policy.
Mathematical Appendix.