Macroeconomics gets you to think like an economist by incorporating the latest policy, data and discussions on important global issues.
The 14th Edition emphasizes real-world applications, the development of critical-thinking skills, diagrams renowned for their pedagogy and clarity, and path-breaking technology. Hallmark features in the chapter openings and endings encourage you to think critically about a news article relating to the issue, demonstrating how thinking like an economist can bring a clearer perspective to, and deeper understanding of, today's events.
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Michael Parkin is Professor Emeritus in the Department ofEconomics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Professor Parkin hasheld faculty appointments at Brown University, the University of Manchester,the University of Essex, and Bond University. He is a past president of theCanadian Economics Association and has served on the editorial boards ofthe American Economic Review and the Journal ofMonetary Economics and as managing editor of the CanadianJournal of Economics.
Professor Parkin's research on macroeconomics,monetary economics, and international economics has resulted in over 160publications in journals and edited volumes, including the AmericanEconomic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, theReview of Economic Studies, the Journal of Monetary Economics,and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. He became most visibleto the public with his work on inflation that discredited the use of wage andprice controls. Professor Parkin also spearheaded the movement toward Europeanmonetary union. Professor Parkin is an experienced and dedicated teacher ofintroductory economics.Klappentext
For 1-semester principles ofmacroeconomics courses.
Anintuitive and grounded approach to economics Macroeconomics getsstudents to think like economists by incorporating the latest policy, data anddiscussions on important global issues.
The 14thEdition emphasizes real-world applications, thedevelopment of critical-thinking skills, diagrams renowned for their pedagogyand clarity, and path-breaking technology. Hallmark features in the chapteropenings and endings encourage students to think critically about a newsarticle relating to the issue, demonstrating how thinking like an economist canbring a clearer perspective to, and deeper understanding of, today's events.
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PART 1: INTRODUCTION