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The Economics of Macro Issues
ISBN: 9780321416599 | 0321416597
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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The Economics of Macro Issues is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions in principles of economics and social issues courses. The Third Edition offers six provocative new topics, updates to ongoing macroeconomic policy debates, and new discussion questions. A flexible format and built-in correlation guide make this easy to integrate into a course without adding to the instructors preparation time.
| Rich nation, poor nation (importance of institutions in promoting economic growth) | p. 2 |
| Return of the luddites : technophobia and economic growth (negative impact of fear of technology on economic growth) | p. 8 |
| The lion, the dragon, and the tigers : economic growth in Asia (causes and consequences of rapid growth in China) | p. 15 |
| Immigrants and economic growth (role of immigration in economic growth) | p. 21 |
| Outsourcing and economic gr... MORE | p. 27 |
| Poverty, capitalism, and growth (does a rising tide lift all boats?) | p. 34 |
| What's in a word? : plenty, if it's the "R" word (how a recession is defined and why we care) | p. 42 |
| The case of the disappearing workers (misleading measures of unemployment) | p. 48 |
| The graying of the workforce (economics of the aging workforce) | p. 54 |
| The problem with deflation (economic consequences of deflation) | p. 60 |
| The problem with inflation (economic consequences of inflation) | p. 66 |
| Measuring GDP (what GDP does and doesn't tell us about the world) | p. 73 |
| The return of big government (why government spending is growing so fast) | p. 82 |
| The myths of social security (it's not what the government says it is, nor will it ever be) | p. 88 |
| Macro disasters (why Uncle Sam intervenes after a disaster and what happens when he does) | p. 95 |
| The brain gain (why lower taxes can mean greater wealth) | p. 102 |
| Tax cuts when they matter, when they don't (differing economic implications of cutting taxes in different ways) | p. 108 |
| Simplifying the federal tax system (don't hold your breath) (why the tax system is complicated - and won't ever be simplified) | p. 115 |
| The future of the fed : new economy versus Inflation Targeting (has the Fed's mission changed - and should it?) | p. 124 |
| Monetary policy and interest rates (long- and short-term effects of monetary policy on interest rates) | p. 130 |
| The savings glut (how sophisticated financial markets help hide America's thrifty habits) | p. 136 |
| Beating the market (why you can't beat the stock market, no matter how hard you try) | p. 141 |
| Don't worry, your deposits are insured (economic implications of subsidized deposit insurance) | p. 147 |
| The opposition to free trade (why people object to free international trade) | p. 156 |
| The $750,000 job (economic consequences of attempts to restrict free trade) | p. 163 |
| The trade revolution in textiles (why the textiles industry is once again moving) | p. 169 |
| The trade deficit (it sounds bad and it looks ugly, but it's not necessarily either) | p. 176 |
| The dollar versus the Euro : winner take all? (how the dollar and the euro are battling to become the world's money) | p. 184 |
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