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Foundations of Macroeconomics plus MyEconLab plus eBook 1-semester Student Access Kit (4th Edition) | 
| Authors: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Category: Book
List Price: $132.67
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 310493
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0321522370
Dewey Decimal Number: 339
EAN: 9780321522375
ASIN: 0321522370
Publication Date: May 16, 2008
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Product Description
Economics is a subject you learn by doing. Foundations of Macroeconomics breaks the mold of a traditional text and becomes a practice-oriented learning system. Each chapter uses a Checklist to focus readers' attention on the most important key concepts. A discrete section introduces each of these core concepts and is immediately followed by a Checkpoint, a full page of practice that applies the concept. The result is a patient, confidence-building approach that prepares readers to use economics in their lives, regardless of what their future career will be.
Introduction: Getting Started; The U.S. and Global Economies; The Economic Problem; Demand and Supply. Monitoring the Macroeconomy: GDP and the Standard of Living; The CPI and the Cost of Living; Jobs and Unemployment. The Real Economy: Potential GDP and the Natural Unemployment Rate; Economic Growth; Investment, Saving, and the Real Interest Rate. The Money Economy: The Monetary System; Money, Interest, and Inflation. Economic Fluctuations: AS-AD and the Business Cycle; Aggregate Expenditure; The Short-Run Policy Tradeoff. Macroeconomic Policy: Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy. The Global Economy: International Finance; Global Markets in Action.
For all readers interested in macroeconomics.
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 This is a softcover book September 8, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was thinking about giving this a 2 star rating because they sent to me a softcover book instead of hardcover as described. However, Amazon's representative was very friendly and supportive so I decide to keep the item and give it a 4 star rating.
 Did receive what was described October 3, 2005
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The description of the book stated that this title was the paperback version, which is what I needed. Instead I received a hard cover version that feels like toting a bowling ball!
 Excellent for Self-Study (Distance Learning) Courses November 24, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I used this book for a distance learning course in the principles of macroeconomics (Econ 101) and it is by far the best introductory text in macroeconomics I have encountered. Bade and Parkin explain the theory and concepts very clearly and constantly use examples of a typical consumer or company to illustrate these concepts even though they are describing a macroeconomy. For those of you who have taken Principles of Microeconomics before Macro, this is a HUGE PLUS, and for those of you who are taking Macro before Micro, you will not feel a sense of disconnect when you begin microecon after this class. The authors do a fine job integrating areas of micro and macroecon and not make the two feel incompatible. What's more, they do not leave out crucial explanations to graphs, figures and equations so those who do not have a strong background in mathematics need not be intimidated. The graphs,figures and equations indeed supplement the narrative and sufficient examples are given so you can master the quantitative aspects of the course. Just don't take short cuts and do read the entire chapter and concepts will sink in like you wouldn't believe. This is the 3rd time in my life I have attempted a study of macroeconomics and my efforts have previously been held back because of texts that were too complex or theoretical. I am now pulling a strong A and this is because the text does a good job of lowering the entry barrier to learning economics without sacrificing academic rigor.
 Fair - Not a stand-alone textbook November 8, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This textbook contained a lot of technical information but offered little connection to real-life macroeconomics. I love economics and feel that it is necessary to emphasize its everyday uses in order to motivate a student's learning.Further, it is in no means a stand-alone text. By that I mean that it is not a text that can be utilized by a student independent of participation in a traditional classroom setting. Most of the topics are not expanded upon sufficiently to create true understanding of the concepts.
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