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Macroeconomics, 2nd Edition: An Integrated Approach

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  • Alan J. Auerbach

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Laurence J. Kotlikoff

    (Boston University)

Abstract

Many undergraduate texts treat macroeconomics as a set of distinct topics rather than as a unified body of theory and empirical findings. In contrast, this text by Alan Auerbach and Laurence Kotlikoff uses a single analytic framework--the two-period life-cycle model--to explore and connect each of the major issues in contemporary macroeconomics. The model describes the evolution of the economy over time in terms of the behavior of overlapping generations of individuals, each of whom lives for two periods: youth and old age. This versatile framework can encompass most macroeconomic schools of thought through the alteration of key assumptions. The use of one basic model also allows the authors to explore important topics not always addressed adequately in other texts; these include credit constraints, real business cycles, generational accounting, and international capital flows markets. Written in a clear, accessible style, this shortened and simplified second edition provides a systematic way to interpret macroeconomic outcomes, to understand various policy proposals, and to appreciate how individuals and firms fit into the big picture.

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  • Alan J. Auerbach & Laurence J. Kotlikoff, 1998. "Macroeconomics, 2nd Edition: An Integrated Approach," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 2, volume 1, number 0262511037, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:mtp:titles:0262511037
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    1. Hernando Zuleta, 2015. "Factor shares, inequality, and capital flows," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 82(2), pages 647-667, October.
    2. Andrés Álvarez & Camilo Gómez & Hernando Zuleta & Camilo Acosta, 2019. "Birth Rates, Factor Shares, and Growth," Documentos CEDE 17318, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
    3. Huang, Ho-Chuan (River) & Lin, Shu-Chin, 2008. "Smooth-time-varying Okun's coefficients," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 363-375, March.
    4. Myeong Jun Kim & Stanley I. M. Ko & Sung Y. Park, 2021. "On time and frequency-varying Okun’s coefficient: a new approach based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 61(3), pages 1151-1188, September.
    5. Christopher L. Foote, 2011. "Intermediate Macroeconomics," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 42, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    6. Farmer Karl & Kuplen Stefan, 2018. "Involuntary Unemployment in a Neoclassical Growth Model with Public Debt and Human Capital," Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Oeconomica, Sciendo, vol. 63(2), pages 3-34, August.
    7. Liang-Shing Fan & Chuen-Mei Fan, 2002. "The Mundell-Fleming Model Revisited," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 46(1), pages 42-49, March.
    8. Mariacristina De Nardi, 1999. "Wealth inequality, intergenerational links and estate taxation," Working Paper Series WP-99-13, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General

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