Macroeconomics

Part 1: Introduction1. Economics: The Science of Everyday LifeEXAMPLE Registering for Class on the First Day of the Semester2. Efficiency and Allocation in the Global EconomyEXAMPLE U.S Spending on Military Build-up and Healthcare3. The American Economy in a Global SettingEXAMPLE Ups and Downs of Pittsburgh's Steel Industry4. Introduction to the Demand and Supply FrameworkEXAMPLE Market for Coffee in Burlington, Vermont5. ElasticityEXAMPLE Lunchtime Market for Fast Food6. Market Efficiency and Government InterventionEXAMPLE Buying a Laptop Computer for CollegePart 2: Measuring Macroeconomic Health7. Unemployment and EmploymentEXAMPLE Unemployed College Grad in the San Francisco Job Market8. Inflation and PricesEXAMPLE Hyperinflation in Germany During the 1920's9. GDP and the Business CycleEXAMPLE Buying American: Toyota Matrix or Ford FocusPart 3: The Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Fiscal Policy10. Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply: The Basic ModelEXAMPLE Comparison of Macroeconomic Outcomes After the Vietnam War and the Gulf Wars11. From Short-Run to Long-Run Equilibrium: The Model in ActionEXAMPLE Cross-country Comparison of Economies' Performances12. The Role of Aggregate Demand in the Short-RunEXAMPLE Hollywood's Fascination with the Great Depression13. Fiscal PolicyEXAMPLE "Blame Game Over the Health of the Economy During Presidential Elections14. The Federal Budget and the National DebtEXAMPLE Spiraling U.S. National DebtPart 4: Money and Monetary Policy15. Basics of Money and BankingEXAMPLE Private Currency in Ithaca, New York16. Money Creation and Monetary PolicyEXAMPLE Federal Reserve Actions to Stabilize the U.S. Economy in the Wake of 9/1117. Money in the MacroeconomyEXAMPLE Federal Reserve Doubles M1 Money SupplyPart 5: Long-Run Economic Health18. Long-Run Implications of Macroeconomic PolicyEXAMPLE Debate Over Active versus Passive Stabilization Policies in Response to the 2001 Recession19. Economic GrowthEXAMPLE Comparing the U.S. and Mexican EconomiesPart 6: International Trade and Finance20. International TradeEXAMPLE Anti-globalization Protesters at the WTO Meeting in Seattle21. International FinanceEXAMPLE The Argentine Financial CrisisLeeds, Michael A. is the author of 'Macroeconomics ', published 0018 under ISBN 9780321278944 and ISBN 0321278941.