Macroeconomics, 8/e (GE-Paperback)

本書序言

Thoroughly updated references and trusted content from a renowned author keeps the text relevant
●Comprehensive coverage of current macroeconomic events are integrated into every chapter of the book. Notable updates include: 。Chapter 13 “The Challenges of Growth” discusses the relationship between growth and inequality, the challenges of climate change, and whether the introduction of robots will lead to mass unemployment.
。Chapter 8 “The Phillips Curve, the Natural Rate of Unemployment, and Inflation” looks at the Phillips curve as it relates to inflation and unemployment (vs. a change between the two).
。Chapter 9 “Putting All Markets Together: From the Short to the Medium Run” examines how changes in the Phillips curve relation have led to changes in monetary policy.
。A new appendix in Chapter 1 titled “What Do Macroeconomists Do?” gives students a sense of what careers they can pursue if they were to specialize in macroeconomics.
●Figures and tables showcase the latest data available, bringing currency into your classroom. 

Student-focused features facilitate learning
●Focus boxes discuss particular macroeconomic events or facts, showing students how they can use what they’ve learned to get an understanding of economics in the real world. Notable updates include: 。Will Bitcoins Replace Dollars?  (chapter 4)
。From Henry Ford to Jeff Bezos (chapter 7)
。Nudging US Households to Save More (chapter 11)
。What Lies Behind Chinese Growth? (chapter 12)
。Uncertainty and Fluctuations (chapter 16)
。US Trade Deficits and Trump Administration Trump Tariffs (chapter 19)

本書特色

●Distinguished authorship. Olivier Blanchard is one of Pearson’s most notable economics authors and brings his years of experience and research of macroeconomic issues, including his time as the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, to the text.
●Comprehensive coverage of current macroeconomic events are integrated into every chapter of the book. Notable updates include: 。NEW - Chapter 13 “The Challenges of Growth” discusses the relationship between growth and inequality, the challenges of climate change, and whether the introduction of robots will lead to mass unemployment.
。REVISED - Chapter 8 “The Phillips Curve, the Natural Rate of Unemployment, and Inflation” looks at the Phillips curve as it relates to inflation and unemployment (vs. a change between the two).
。REVISED - Chapter 9 “Putting All Markets Together: From the Short to the Medium Run” examines how changes in the Phillips curve relation have led to changes in monetary policy.
。NEW - A new appendix in Chapter 1 titled “What Do Macroeconomists Do?” gives students a sense of what careers they can pursue if they were to specialize in macroeconomics.
●UPDATED - Figures and tables showcase the latest data available, bringing currency into your classroom. 

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. A Tour of the World  
2. A Tour of the Book
PART II: THE SHORT RUN  
3. The Goods Market  
4. Financial Markets I
5. Goods and Financial Markets: The IS-LM Model
6. Financial Markets II: The Extended IS-LM Model
PART III: THE MEDIUM RUN
7. The Labor Market
8. The Phillips Curve, the Natural Rate of Unemployment, and Inflation
9. From the Short to the Medium Run: The IS-LM-PC Model
PART IV: THE LONG RUN
10. The Facts of Growth
11. Saving, Capital Accumulation, and Output
12. Technological Progress and Growth
13. The Challenges of Growth
EXTENSIONS
PART V: EXPECTATIONS
14. Financial Markets and Expectations
15. Expectations, Consumption, and Investment
16. Expectations, Output, and Policy
PART VI: THE OPEN ECONOMY
17. Openness in Goods and Financial Markets
18. The Goods Market in an Open Economy
19. Output, the Interest Rate, and the Exchange Rate
20. Exchange Rate Regimes
PART VII: BACK TO POLICY
21. Should Policymakers Be Restrained?
22. Fiscal Policy: A Summing Up
23. Monetary Policy: A Summing Up
24. Epilogue: The Story of Macroeconomics