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Now you can master the principles of macroeconomics with the help of the most popular, widely-used economics textbook by students worldwide -- Mankiw's BRIEF PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS, 8E. With its clear and engaging writing style, this book emphasizes only the material that will help you better understand the world in which you live, will make you a more astute participant in the economy, and will give you a better understanding of both the potential and limits of economic policy. The latest relevant examples bring macroeconomic principles to life. Acclaimed text author N. Gregory Mankiw explains, 'I have tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy.' Powerful student-focused digital resources are available in MindTap and Aplia digital learning and homework solutions that reinforce the principles presented in this edition.

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Author:   N. Mankiw (Harvard University)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   South-Western College Publishing
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.953kg
ISBN:  

9781337091985

ISBN 10:   1337091987
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   01 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780357133507
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Ten Principles of Economics. 2. Thinking Like an Economist. 3 .Interdependence and the Gains from Trade. Part II: HOW MARKETS WORK. 4.The Market Forces of Supply and Demand. PART VIII: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS. 5. Measuring a Nation’s Income. 6. Measuring the Cost of Living. Part IX: THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN. 7. Production and Growth. 8. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System. 9. The Basic Tools of Finance. 10. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate. Part X: MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN. 11. The Monetary System. 12. Money Growth and Inflation. Part XI: THE MACROECONOMICS OF OPEN ECONOMIES. 13. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts. 14. A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy. Part XII: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS. 15. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply. 16. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand. 17. The Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment. Part XIII: FINAL THOUGHTS. 18. Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy. Glossary. Index.

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N. Gregory Mankiw is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. As a student, he studied economics at Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a teacher he has taught macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics and principles of economics. Professor Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. In addition to his teaching, research and writing, Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and an advisor to the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and New York and the Congressional Budget Office. From 2003 to 2005, he served as chairman of the US President’s Council of Economic Advisors and was an advisor to presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the 2012 US presidential election.

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