Libros de Macroeconomía, página 5 de 14

Esta obra de introducción a la economía se compone de dos volúmenes que pueden ser utilizados de forma conjunta o separada. Su carácter exhaustivo, el abundante material opcional que complementa la teoría y las cuestiones de dificultad variable de cada capítulo proporcionan a estos textos una gran flexibilidad. Las referencias son siempre de economías reales, incluyendo la española.

An indispensable roadmap and a refreshingly optimistic take on our economic future Award winning New Yorker staff writer and brilliant creator of NPR s Planet Money shows us how the 21st century economic paradigm offers unprecedented opportunities for curious ambitious individuals to combine the things they love with their careers

Issues related to central banks feature regularly in economic news coverage and in times of economic or financial crisis especially when a commercial bank is bailed out they become the focus of the policy debate But what role do central banks play in a modern economy How do central banks wield influence over the financial system and the broad economy Through which channels does monetary policy impact macroeconomic fundamentals such as inflation or unemployment For example how does a central bank alter the money supply What are the benefits of central bank independence and what are the up and downsides of having a common currency This book provides easily accessible answers to these and other questions associated with central banking

Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science free from value judgements This book demonstrates this to be a myth one which serves to make such textbooks not only off puttingly bland but also dangerously misleading in their justification of the status quo and neglect of alternatives In this much needed companion volume to the popular Microeconomics Anti Textbook Tony Myatt reveals how the blind spots and methodological problems present in microeconomics continue to exert their influence in mainstream macroeconomics From a flawed conception of the labour market to a Pollyana view of the financial sector macroeconomic principles as they are set out in conventional undergraduate textbooks consistently fail to set out a realistic useful or equitable framework for understanding the world By summarising and then critically evaluating the major topics found in a typical macroeconomics textbook the Anti Textbook lays bare their sins of omission and commission showing where hidden value judgements are made and when contrary evidence and alternative theories are ignored The Macroeconomics Anti Textbook is the student s essential guide to decoding mainstream macroeconomic textbooks and demonstrating how real world economics are much more interesti