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MindTap for Principles of Macroeconomics

Author(s): N. Gregory Mankiw

ISBN: 9781337363662

8th Edition

Copyright: 2018

India Release: 2022

₹999

Binding: eBook

Pages: 540

Trim Size: 254 x 203 mm

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Now you can master the principles of macroeconomics with the help of the most popular, widely used economics textbook by students worldwide -- Mankiw’s PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS, 8E. With its clear and engaging writing style, this book emphasizes only the material that will help you better understand the world in which you live, will make you a more astute participant in the economy, and will give you a better understanding of both the potential and limits of economic policy.

  • Concept clips help students master economics terms.
  • This edition’s enhanced interactive book strengthens the learning experience.
  • Premium PowerPoint® presentations ease your course preparation while increasing student involvement.
  • Video lessons with quick quizzes breakdown difficult concepts and homework roadblocks.
  • Explore MindTap for Mankiw 8e: a video tutorial shows students how to utilize MindTap® most effectively.
  • Graph builder allows students to move step-by-step through complex graphical figures.
  • All-new "ask the experts" boxes feature opinions from the world’s most prominent economists.
  • Extensively updated coverage of relevant, current macroeconomic topics addresses the latest developing issues.
  • All-new digital implementation guide (dig) resource supports teaching economists.
  • Video applications by Greg Mankiw feature the author introducing chapter content.
  • New video lecture series lessons with quick quizzes in MindTap seamlessly reflects the unique Mankiw approach.
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Part I: INTRODUCTION

1. Ten Principles of Economics

2. Thinking Like an Economist

3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade

Part II: HOW MARKETS WORK

4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

5. Elasticity and Its Application

6. Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Part III: MARKETS AND WELFARE

7. Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

8. Application: The Costs of Taxation

9. Application: International Trade

Part IV: THE DATA OF MACROECONOMICS

10. Measuring a Nation’s Income

11. Measuring the Cost of Living

Part V: THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN

12. Production and Growth

13. Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

14. The Basic Tools of Finance

15. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

Part VI: MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN

16. The Monetary System

17. Money Growth and Inflation

Part VII: THE MACROECONOMICS OF OPEN ECONOMICS

18. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

19. A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Part VIII: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS

20. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

21. The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

22. The Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment

Part IX: FINAL THOUGHTS

23. Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy

Glossary

Index

 

 

 

N. Gregory Mankiw

N. Gregory Mankiw is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. For 14 years he taught EC10 Principles, the most popular course at Harvard. Dr. Mankiw studied economics at Princeton University and MIT. He is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behavior, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy and economic growth. Dr. Mankiw's articles have appeared in academic journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics. His work has also appeared in more widely accessible forums, including The New York Times, The Washington Post,

The Wall Street Journal and Fortune. Dr. Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Congressional Budget Office and a member of the ETS® test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Mankiw served as chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.