Macroeconomics

Real examples. Real companies. Real business decisions.

The key questions students of first year economics ask themselves are: `Why am I here?” and “Will I ever use this?’

Macroeconomics answers these questions by demonstrating that real businesses use economics to make real decisions every day. Each chapter of the text opens with a case study featuring a real business or real business situation, refers to the study throughout the chapter, and concludes with An Inside Look—a news article format which illustrates how a key principle covered in the chapter relates to real business situations or was used by a real company to make a real business decision.

While the core ideas of economics remain unchanged, the new 2nd edition of Macroeconomics helps students make sense of changing economic realities, such as policy debate on health care, immigration and the environment, the global financial crisis, and the effectiveness of economics policies aimed at minimising the impact of the financial crisis.

Macroeconomics by Hubbard presents economics as a dynamic, relevant discipline for students.