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Macroeconomics (from the Greek prefix makro- meaning "large" + economics) is a branch of economics dealing with performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. For example, using interest rates, taxes, and government spending to regulate an economy’s
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Macroeconomics descended from the once divided fields of business cycle theory and monetary theory. The quantity theory of money was particularly influential prior to World War II. It...
See moreMacroeconomic policy is usually implemented through two sets of tools: fiscal and monetary policy. Both forms of policy are used to stabilize the economy, which can mean boosting the economy to the level of GDP consistent with full employment.
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See more1. ^ Samuelson, Robert (2020), "Goodbye, readers, and good luck — you'll need it", The Washington Post This article was an opinion piece expressing despondency in the field shortly before his
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The AD-AS model has become the standard textbook model for explaining the macroeconomy. This model shows the price level and level of real...
See moreMacroeconomics encompasses a variety of concepts and variables, but there are three central topics for macroeconomic research. Macroeconomic theories usually relate the phenomena of output, unemployment, and inflation. Outside of macroeconomic theory,
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