Description

Principles of Macroeconomics is an adaptation of the textbook/ Macroeconomics: Theory/ Markets/ and Policy by D. Curtis and I. Irvine/ and presents a complete and concise examination of introductory macroeconomics theory and policy suitable for a first introductory course. Examples are domestic and international in their subject matter and are of the modern era — financial markets/ monetary and fiscal policies aimed at inflation and debt control/ globalization and the importance of trade flows in economic structure/ and concerns about slow growth and the risk of deflation/ are included. This textbook is intended for a one-semester course/ and can be used in a two-semester sequence with the companion textbook/ Principles of Microeconomics. The three introductory chapters are common to both textbooks.