Macroeconomics in Context : A European Perspective (Paperback)

Introduction

Sample Course Outlines

PART I The Context for Economic Analysis

0. Macroeconomics and Well-Being

1. Economic Activity in Context

2. Useful Tools and Concepts

3. What Economies Do

4. Supply and Demand

PART II Macroeconomic Basics

5. Macroeconomic Measurement: The Current Approach

6. Macroeconomic Measurement: Environmental and Social Dimensions

7. The Structure of the European Economy

8. Employment, Unemployment, and Wages

PART III Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

9. Aggregate Demand and Economic Fluctuations

10. Fiscal Policy

11. Money, Banking, and Finance

12. The European Central Bank and Monetary Policy

13. Aggregate Supply, Aggregate Demand, and Inflation: Putting It All Together

14. International Linkages and Economic Policy

PART IV Macroeconomic Issues and Applications

15. The Financial Crisis and the Great Recession

16. Deficits and Debt

17. The Euro Crisis

18. How Economies Grow and Develop

19. Growth and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century