David C. Colander, Colander David

Macroeconomics

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Produktbeschreibung

Written in an informal colloquial style, this student-friendly Principles of Macroeconomics textbook does not sacrifice intellectual depth in its quest for accessibility. The author's primary concern is to instill "economic sensibility" in the student. Colander emphasizes the intellectual and historical context to which the economic models are applied. Distinguishing features found within Colander's text are: 1. Cutting Edge and Modern 2. Colloquial Style Narrative 3. Focus on Policy 4. Emphasis on the Importance of Institutions and History 5. Focus on Modeling: Economics is a method of reasoning, not truths. 6. Presents Alternative Perspectives in Economics

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 216mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1157g
• ISBN-13: 9780077247171
• ISBN-10: 0077247175
• Artikelnr.: 31793812

Autorenporträt

David Colander is Distinguished College Professor at Middlebury College. He has authored, coauthored, or edited over 40 books and over 150 articles on a wide range of economic topics.He earned his B.A. at Columbia College and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. at Columbia University. He also studied at the University of Birmingham in England and at Wilhelmsburg Gymnasium in Germany. Professor Colander has taught at Columbia University, Vassar College, the University of Miami, and Princeton University as the Kelley Professor of Distinguished Teaching. He has also been a consultant to Time-Life Films, a consultant to Congress, a Brookings Policy Fellow, and Visiting Scholar at Nuffield College, Oxford.He has been president of both the History of Economic Thought Society and the Eastern Economics Association. He has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, The Journal of Economic Education, The Journal of Economic Methodology, The Journal of the History of Economic Thought, The Journal of Socio-Economics, and The Eastern Economic Journal. He has been chair of the AEA Committee on Electronic Publishing, a member of the AEA Committee on Economic Education, and is currently the associate editor for content of the Journal of Economic Education. He is married to a pediatrician, Patrice. In their spare time, the Colanders designed and built an oak post-and-beam house on a ridge overlooking the Green Mountains to the east and the Adirondacks to the west. The house is located on the site of a former drive-in movie theater. (They replaced the speaker poles with fruit trees and used the I-beams from the screen as support for the second story of the carriage house and the garage.) They now live in both Florida and Vermont.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction: Thinking Like an Economist
Chapter 1 Economics and Economic Reasoning
Chapter 2 The Production Possibility Model, Trade, and Globalization
Chapter 3 Economic Institutions
Chapter 4 Supply and Demand
Chapter 5 Using Supply and Demand
Chapter 6 Thinking Like a Modern Economist
Part 2: Macroeconomics
I. Macroeconomic Problems
Chapter 7 Economic Growth, Business Cycles, Unemployment, and
Inflation
Chapter 8 Measuring the Aggregate Economy
II. The Macroeconomic Framework
Chapter 9 Growth, Productivity, and the Wealth of Nations
Chapter 10 The Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model
Chapter 11 The Multiplier Model
Chapter 12 Thinking Like a Modern Macroeconomist
III. Finance, Money, and the Economy
Chapter 13 The Financial Sector and the Economy
Chapter 14 Monetary Policy
Chapter 15 Financial Crises, Panics, and Macroeconomic Policy
Chapter 16 Inflation and the Phillips Curve
IV. Taxes, Budgets, and Fiscal Policy
Chapter 17 Deficits and Debt
Chapter 18 The Modern Fiscal Policy Dilemma
V. International Policy Issues
Chapter 19 International Trade Policy, Comparative Advantage, and
Outsourcing
Chapter 20 International Financial Policy
Chapter 21 Macro Policy in a Global Setting
Chapter 22 Macro Policies in Developing Countries