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The fundamental goals of this text are to provide an integrated view of macroeconomics, and to make closecontact with current macroeconomic events. The First Edition of this text has been widely adopted both in the US and internationally. The text has been translated into four foreign language editions. Theoretical material is always presented within the context of a real world application in three ways: in words, in graphs, and with algebra. For any course in Intermediate Macroeconomics. NEW - Organization - The text is now organized around two main parts, a core of eleven chapters, followed by a set of three major extensions. The core looks at the short run, the medium run and the long run. The extensions look at expectations, openness and pathologies. NEW - Margin notes - Create a dialogue with the reader, help reinforce more difficult passages, and allow for a deeper understanding of the concepts and the results derived along the way. NEW - Appendix 3 on econometrics in macroeconomics - Replaces the old Chapter 4 and is placed at the end of the text. The text is built on one underlying model - Provides an integrated view of macroeconomics. The model concentrates on the implications of equilibrium conditions in three sets of markets: goods, financial, and labor. Depending on the issue at hand, the parts of the model are developed in more detail while others are simplified or left in the background. Theory and applications are continuously used to explain what is happening around the world - From the introduction of a new currency in Western Europe, to the reduction of budget deficits in the United States. Basic algebra, graphs, and words. All theoretical material is presented by relating it to the real world. Boxes throughout each chapter - Show how theoretical arguments can be used to understand events around the world. Detailed Application boxes integrated throughout the text.

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PublisherPearson Education (Us)

ISBN-139780130173959

eBay Product ID (ePID)91204362

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Number of Pages624 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMacroeconomics: International Edition

Publication Year2000

SubjectEconomics

TypeTextbook

AuthorOlivier Blanchard

FormatPaperback

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Item Height254 mm

Item Weight1096 g

Item Width200 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Title_AuthorOlivier Blanchard

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Macroeconomics: International Edition by Olivier Blanchard (Paperback, 2000)