Krugman's Macroeconomics for AP*

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4641-4228-4
Verlag: W.H. Freeman

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Krugman's Macroeconomics for AP* combines the successful storytelling, vivid examples, and clear explanations of Paul Krugman and Robin Wells with the AP* expertise of Margaret Ray and David Anderson, resulting in an engaging approach and captivating writing with content based on The College Board's AP Economics Course outline.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, David

Ray, Margaret

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1. Basic Economic Concepts Module 1. The Study of Economics.- Module 2 Introduction to Macroeconomics.- Module 3. The Production Possibilities Curve Model.- Module 4. Comparative Advantage and Trade.- Appendix: Graphs in Economics.- Section 2. Supply and Demand Module 5. Supply and Demand: Introduction and Demand.- Module 6. Supply and Demand: Supply and Equilibrium.- Module 7. Supply and Demand: Changes in Supply and Demand.- Module 8. Supply and Demand: Price Controls (Ceilings and Floors).- Module 9. Supply and Demand: Quantity Controls Section 3. Measurement of Economic Performance.- Module 10. The Circular Flow Model and Gross Domestic Product.- Module 11. Interpreting Real Gross Domestic Product.- Module 12. The Meaning and Calculation of Unemployment.- Module 13. The Causes and Categories of Unemployment.- Module 14. Inflation: An Overview.- Module 15. The Measurement and Calculation of Inflation.- Section 4. National Income and Price Determination.- Module 16. Income and Expenditures.- Module 17. Aggregate Demand: Introduction and Determinants.- Module 18. Aggregate Supply: Introduction and Determinants .- Module 19. Equilibrium in the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model.- Module 20. Economic Policy and the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model.- Module 21. Fiscal Policy and the Multiplier Section 5. Financial Sector.- Module 22. Saving, Investment and the Financial System .- Module 23. Definition and Measurement of Money.- Module 24. The Time Value of Money.- Module 25. Banking and Money Creation.- Module 26. The Federal Reserve System: History and Structure.- Module 27. The Federal Reserve System: Monetary Policy.- Module 28. The Money Market.- Module 29. The Market for Loanable Funds.- Section 6. Inflation, Unemployment and Stabilization Policies.- Module 30. Long-run Implications of Fiscal Policy: Deficits and the Debt.- Module 31. Monetary Policy and the Interest Rate.- Module 32. Money, Output, and Prices in the Long Run.- Module 33. Types of Inflation, Disinflation, and Deflation.- Module 34. Inflation and Unemployment: The Phillips Curve.- Module 35. History and Alternative Views of Macroeconomics.- Module 36. The Modern Macroeconomic Consensus.- Section 7. Economic Growth and Productivity.- Module 37. Long-run Economic Growth.- Module 38. Productivity and Growth.- Module 39. Growth Policy: Why Economic Growth Rates Differ.- Module 40. Economic Growth in Macroeconomic Models Section 8. Open Economy: International Trade and Finance Module 41 Capital Flows and the Balance of Payments.- Module 42 The Foreign Exchange Market.- Module 43 Exchange Rate Policy.- Module 44 Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Policy.- Module 45 Putting it All Together.

Über Autor(innen)

Margaret Ray is Professor of Economics at the University of Mary Washington, where she specializes in teaching introductory economics. She received her BS in Economics from Oklahoma State University and her PhD in Economics from the University of Tennessee. Her research is primarily in the areas of economic education and equine industry economics. In 2003 she taught AP economics at Collegiate School in Virginia. Ray received the National Council on Economic Education's Excellence in Teaching Economics award in 1991. She has been involved in the AP Economics program since 1992, serving as a reader and question leader, writing test items, overseeing the AP course audit, writing College Board 'Special Focus' articles, and contributing activities to the National Council on Economic Education's AP Economics resource. She has been a College Board Endorsed Consultant for economics since 2001 and she conducts several professional development workshops and institutes each year. She currently serves on the Steering Committee for the College Board's AP National Conference.

David A. Anderson is the Paul G. Blazer Professor of Economics at Centre College. He received his BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and his MA and PhD in Economics from Duke University. Anderson is a leading authority on AP Economics and speaks regularly at the National AP Economics Teacher Conference, the National AP Conference, and regional AP Economics workshops. He has authored dozens of scholarly articles and ten books, including Cracking the AP Economics Exam, Favorite Ways to Learn Economics, Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management, Contemporary Economics for Managers, Treading Lightly, and Economics by Example. His research is primarily on economic education, environmental economics, law and economics, and labor economics. Anderson teaches courses in each of these fields and loves teaching introductory economics. He lives in Danville, Kentucky, with his wife and two children.