Macroeconomics / Charles I. Jones, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Charles I. (Charles Irving), author.

Contributor:

Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macroeconomics.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 628 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]

Summary:

"Charles Jones's Macroeconomics teaches students to think like modern macroeconomists, with strong and engaging growth coverage and a more intuitive approach to models. Praised by adopters for its clear explanations, flexible organization, timely case studies, data, and emphasis on problem solving, Macroeconomics gives students the practical tools they need to understand and analyze the macroeconomy. This innovative text makes macroeconomics less complicated without sacrificing rigor"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Preliminaries. 1. Introduction to macroeconomics ; 2. Measuring the macroeconomy

pt. 2. The long run. 3. An overview of long-run economic growth ; 4. A model of production ; 5.The Solow growth model ; 6. Growth and ideas ; 7. The labor market, wages, and unemployment ; 8. Inflation

pt. 3. The short run. 9. An introduction to the short run ; 10. The great recession: a first look ; 11. The IS curve ; 12. Monetary policy and the Phillips curve ; 13. Stabilization policy and the AS/AD framework ; 14.The great recession and the short-run model ; 15. DSGE models: the frontier of business cycle research

pt. 4. Applications and microfoundations. 16. Consumption ; 17. Investment ; 18. The government and the macroeconomy ; 19. International trade ; 20. Exchange rates and international finance ; 21.Parting thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9780393417326

0393417328

9780393417340

0393417344

OCLC:

1128887029