Macroeconomics for Managers

Part I: Introductory Concepts:.

1. The Importance Of Macroeconomics.

2. National Income And Product Accounts (Nipa).

3. Key Data Concepts: Inflation, Unemployment, And Labor Costs.

Part II: Aggregate Demand And Joint Determination Of Output And Interest Rates:.

4: The Consumption Function.

5: Investment And Saving.

6: Determination Of Interest Rates And Introduction To Monetary Policy.

7: Joint Determination Of Output And Interest Rates: The Is/Lm Diagram.

Part III: Aggregate Supply: Inflation, Unemployment, And Productivity:.

8: Causes And Cures For Inflation.

9. Why High Unemployment Persists.

10. Aggregate Supply, The Production Function And The Neoclassical Growth Model.

Part IV: The International Economy:.

11. Basic Determinants Of Exports And Imports.

12. International Financial Markets.

13. The Mundell-Fleming Model Joint Determination Of Output, Interest Rates, Net Exports, And The Value Of The Currency.

14. Case Studies In International Trade.

Part V: Cyclical Fluctuations:.

15. Business Cycles.

16. Cyclical Fluctuations In Components Of Aggregate Demand.

17. Cyclical Fluctuations In Financial Markets.

Part VI: Policy Analysis And Forecasting:.

18. Fiscal Policy And Its Impact On Productivity Growth.

19. Monetary Rules And Policy Analysis.

20. Macroeconomic Forecasting: Methods And Pitfalls.

Bibliography and Further Reading.

Index.