Macroeconomics / David C. Colander.

Content
I. Introduction: Thinking like an Economist
1. Economics and Reasoning .
What is Economics
A guide to Economic Reasoning
Knowing the Tools : Economic Knowledge in one sentence
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A: Graphish: The language of Graphs

2. The Economic organization of Society
Capitalism
Socialism
Evolving Economic Systems
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A: The History of Economic Systems

3. The U.S Economy in A Global Setting
The U.S. Economy
Business
Beyond the Tools: Is United State a Post Industrial Society
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A: Valuing Stocks and Bonds

4. Supply and Demand
Demand
Knowing the Tools :Six things to remember when considering demand curve
Supply
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

5.Using Supply and Demand
The power of supply and demand
Knowing the tool: Supply and Demand in Action
Government interference: Price Ceilings
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A : Algebraic Representation of Supply, Demand and Equilibrium


II. Macroeconomics
I. Macroeconomic Problems

6. Economic Growth, Business Cycles, Unemployment and Inflation
Two Frameworks : The long run and Short Run
Growth
Knowing the Tools: Your Consumption and Average Consumption
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix: Nonmainstream Approaches to Macro

7. National Income Accounting
National Income Accounting
Beyond the Tools: Is GDP Biased against women
Two methods of calculating GDP
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

II. The Macroeconomic Framework
8. Growth, Productivity and the Wealth of Nations
General observations about Growth
Beyond the Tools: Is Growth Good
The Source of Growth
The Production Function and the Theories of Growth
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

9. Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply and Modern Macroeconomics
The Historical Development of Modern Macro
Knowing the Tools: In the long run, we're all dead
The AS/AD model
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

10. The Multiplier model
Beyond the Tools: Econometric Models
The Multiplier Model
Beyond the Tools: History of Multiplier
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A: An Algebraic Presentations of the Expanded Multiplier Model
Appendix B: The Multiplier Model and the AS/AD Model

III. Policy Issues
11. Demand Management Policy
The Story of Fiscal Policy
Beyond the Tools: Keynes and Fiscal Policy
Applying the Tools: Using Taxes Rather than Expenditure as the Tools of Fiscal Policy
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

12. Politics, Surpluses, Deficits and Debit
Defining Surpluses and Deficits
Nominal and Real Surpluses and Deficits
Structural and Passive Surpluses and Deficits
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

13. Money, Banking and the Financial Sector
Why is the Financial sector Important to Macro
The Definition and Functions of Money
Alternative Measures of Money
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A: A closer look at Financial Institutions and Financial Markets
Appendix B: Creation of Money using T-Accounts


14. Monetary Policy and the Debate About Macro Policy
Duties and Structure of the Fed
Applying the Tools: Central Banks in other Countries
Beyond the Tools: History of the U.S. Banking System
Tools of Monetary Policy
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A: The Effects of Monetary Policy Using T-Accounts

15. Inflation and Its Relationship to Unemployment and Growth
Some Basics about Inflation
Theories of Inflation
Knowing the Tools: Demand-pull and Cost-push Inflation
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

IV. International Policy Issues

16. Open Economy Macro: Exchange Rate and Trade Policy
The Balance of Payments
Exchange Rates
Knowing the Tools: Exchange Rates Set by law : Nonconvertible Currencies and Capital controls
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions
Appendix A : History of Exchange Rate Systems

17. International Dimensions of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
The Ambiguous International Goals of Macroeconomic Policy
Applying the Tools : The U.S. Trade Deficit
Monetary and Fiscal Policy with fixed Exchange Rate
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions


V. Combining the Framework with Policy
18. Tools, Rule and policy
Models
Knowing the Tools: Key Models in Introductory Macroeconomics
Using models to understand and Discuss Policy
Questions for thought and review
Problems and exercise
Web Question
Answer to Margin questions

A multi-media instructional package with related Website is available to supplement the text.

Includes index.