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Macroeconomic Essentials, 2nd Edition: Understanding Economics in the News

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  • Peter Kennedy

    (Simon Fraser University)

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What do we want our students to be able to do upon completing an introductory course in macroeconomics—shift curves on diagrams or interpret media commentary on the economy? This book, an effort to lead students in the latter direction, offers a clear exposition of introductory macroeconomic theory along with more than 600 one- or two-sentence "news clips" that serve as illustrations and exercises. The author calls this approach "media economics" to distinguish it from the encyclopedic character of traditional texts. The book provides a guide to what the author calls the "really important" ideas of macroeconomics, with a strong connection to the real world. Thus many instructors will find the book suitable for use in courses enrolling business students. The method of presentation allows room for topics that are crucial for the interpretation of news commentary, but given inadequate coverage in traditional macroeconomics texts. Examples include the many roles of nominal versus real interest rates, and international phenomena such as purchasing power parity.

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  • Peter Kennedy, 2000. "Macroeconomic Essentials, 2nd Edition: Understanding Economics in the News," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262611503, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:mtp:titles:0262611503
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    1. O. Fiona Yap, 2005. "Bargaining in Less-Democratic Newly Industrialized Countries," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 17(3), pages 283-309, July.
    2. Peter E. Kennedy, 2000. "Eight Reasons Why Real versus Nominal Interest Rates Is the Most Important Concept in Macroeconomics Principles Courses," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(2), pages 81-84, May.
    3. Elchanan Cohn & Sharon Cohn & Donald C. Balch & James Bradley, 2001. "Do Graphs Promote Learning in Principles of Economics?," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(4), pages 299-310, January.

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    Keywords

    introductory macroeconomic theory; media economics;

    JEL classification:

    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General

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