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Principles of Macroeconomics
Author:  N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:  South-Western College Pub
Pub. Date:  Feb 17, 2006
Edition:  4th edition
Binding:  Paperback
Pages:  583
ISBN:  0324236956
List Price:  145.95 USD
Amazon Sales Rank:  1,880
Bn.com Sales Rank:   51,684
Amazon UK Sales Rank:  1,228,773
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Mankiw's Principles of Economics textbooks continue to be the most popular and widely used text in the economics classroom. PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS, 4th Edition features a strong revision of content in all 23 chapters while maintaining the clear and accessible writing style that is the hallmark of the highly respected author. The 4th edition also features an expanded instructor's resource package designed to assist instructors in course planning and classroom presentation and full integration of content with Aplia, the leading online Economics education program. In the 4th edition Greg Mankiw has created a full educational program for students and instructors -- Experience Mankiw 4e. "I have tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy." - N. Gregory Mankiw.

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Pt. IIntroduction1
Ch. 1Ten Principles of Economics3
Ch. 2Thinking Like an Economist17
Ch. 3Interdependence and the Gains from Trade45
Pt. IISupply and Demand I: How Markets Work59
Ch. 4The Market Forces of Supply and Demand61
Ch. 5Elasticity and Its Application89
Ch. 6Supply, Demand, and Government Policies111
Pt. IIISupply and Demand II: Markets and Welfare131
Ch. 7Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets133
Ch. 8Application: The Costs of Taxation155
Ch. 9Application: International Trade173
Pt. IVThe Data of Macroeconomics197
Ch. 10Measuring a Nation's Income199
Ch. 11Measuring the Cost of Living217
Pt. VThe Real Economy in the Long Run235
Ch. 12Production and Growth237
Ch. 13Saving, Investment, and the Financial System263
Ch. 14The Natural Rate of Unemployment287
Pt. VIMoney and Prices in the Long Run311
Ch. 15The Monetary System313
Ch. 16Inflation: Its Causes and Costs331
Pt. VIIThe Macroeconomics of Open Economies357
Ch. 17Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts359
Ch. 18A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy381
Pt. VIIIShort-Run Economic Fluctuations401
Ch. 19Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply403
Ch. 20The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand429
Ch. 21The Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment455
Pt. IXFinal Thoughts479
Ch. 22Five Debates over Macroeconomic Policy481
Glossary499
Credits503
Index505