Macroeconomics/Contents

Introduction edit

This textbook concerns the wonderful world of macroeconomics, or economics on a very large scale, concerning national and international systems. It is primarily aimed at students in their final few years of secondary education, though it could also be used by interested students younger or older than that. Having a background knowledge of economics would be useful, but grasping overall concepts should not require an in depth previous knowledge.

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Proposed Change edit

Macroeconomics
Contents - Glossary
Economics
Market Economics
Supply and Demand
Why Macroeconomics
Measuring Domestic Output
Open Economies
Business Cycle
Aggregate Expenditures
Aggregate Supply and Demand
Fiscal Policy
Money
Monetary Policy
Government Finances
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  1. Economics - Introduction to economics
  2. Market Economics - Basics of market economics, resources, and production possibilities
  3. Supply and Demand - Supply and Demand for single products
  4. Measuring Domestic Output - Gross Domestic Product and other indicators
  5. Open Economies - International trade
  6. Business Cycle - Basics of unemployment, inflation, and economic growth
  7. Aggregate Expenditures - Consumption, Investment, Government spending, and Exports
  8. Aggregate Supply and Demand - Basics of how an entire economy functions
  9. Fiscal Policy
  10. Money - How money is created and why it works
  11. Monetary Policy
  12. Government Finances

Advanced topics

  1. Math Review
  2. Keynsian Demand-side Economics and Multipliers
  3. Optimal Growth
  4. Harrod-Johnson Diagram

Further chapters later

Contents edit

Section Article
Macroeconomics - an introduction   Macroeconomic objectives  

Measuring Economic Activity  
Macroeconomic Equilibrium  
Role of Savings and Investment  


Macroeconomic variables   Aggregate Demand

Aggregate Supply
Multiplier Process  


Money and Inflation Effects of Interest Rates on Real GDP

Inflation


Economic Policy   Taxation  

Fiscal Policy  
Monetary Policy  
Supply-side Policy  
Central Banks  


Government Intervention Market Failure

Methods of Government Intervention
Government Failure


Employment and Unemployment Definitions of Unemployment  

Types and Causes of Unemployment  
Consequences of Unemployment  
Policies to reduce Unemployment  


International Economics

Alternate Perspectives Radical Economics  
Advanced Topics Math Review  


Keynsian Demand-side Economics and Multipliers  
Optimal Growth  
Harrod-Johnson Diagram  


Glossary of Terms

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Name

Evgeniy Chernyshov

Contribution

Inflation, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy