Macroeconomics

Table of contents: Part I Introduction Chapter 1 The Science of Macroeconomics Chapter 2 The Data of Macroeconomics Part II Classical Theory: The Economy in the Long Run Chapter 3 National Income: Where It Comes From and Where It Goes Chapter 4 The Monetary System: What It Is and How It Works Chapter 5 Inflation: Its Causes, Effects, and Social Costs Chapter 6 The Open Economy Chapter 7 Unemployment and the Labor Market Part III Growth Theory: The Economy in the Very Long Run Chapter 8 Capital Accumulation as a Source of Growth Chapter 9 Population Growth and Technological Progress Chapter 10 Growth Empirics and Policy Part IV Business Cycle Theory: The Economy in the Short Run Chapter 11 Introduction to Economic Fluctuations Chapter 12 Aggregate Demand I: Building the IS-LM Model Chapter 13 Aggregate Demand II: Applying the IS-LM Model Chapter 14 The Open Economy Revisited: The Mundell-Fleming Model and the Exchange-Rate Regime Chapter 15 Aggregate Supply and the Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment Part V Topics in Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Chapter 16 A Dynamic Model of Economic Fluctuations Chapter 17 Alternative Perspectives on Stabilization Policy Chapter 18 Government Debt and Budget Deficits Chapter 19 The Financial System: Opportunities and Dangers Chapter 20 The Microfoundations of Consumption and Investment

Macroeconomics is the study of the fluctuations in the cycles of income and economic growth, unemployment, production and income distribution, inflation, and financial markets. Simply put, it is the study of aggregate supply and demand.