A Primer on Macroeconomics: Policies and Perspectives - Paperback

by Thomas M. Beveridge (Author)

This two-volume text represents a common sense approach to basic macroeconomics. Economics, far from being the dismal science, offers us valuable lessons that can be applied to our everyday experiences.

At its heart, economics is the science of choice and a study of economic principles allows us to achieve a more informed understanding of how we make our choices; whether these choices occur in our everyday life, our work environment, or at the national or international level.

This second volume, Policies and Perspectives, delivers clear statements of essential economic principles, supported by real-world examples and uncluttered by extraneous material; the goal is to provide a concise readable primer that covers the substance of macroeconomic theory and policy. The author uses a single unifying tool-aggregate demand and aggregate supply analysis-to probe differing perspectives on macroeconomic policies.

This book discusses:

• fiscal policy and short-run stabilization;
• the financial sector and monetary policy;
• the international sector;
• and the sources of economic growth.

Author Biography

Thomas M. Beveridge has been teaching students the principles of macroeconomics for over 30 years. Currently, he is an instructor of economics at Durham Technical Community College in North Carolina. He received an award for Teaching Excellence while at North Carolina State University, and holds dual master's degrees in economics and in education from the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom; in addition, he has undertaken PhD studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has had published student learning and teaching materials, has acted as a reviewer for several major principles of economics textbooks, and has authored an innovative audio presentation of principles of economics for VangoNotes.