ECON08008 2022 Macroeconomics

This module will provide the student with an understanding of the challenges and issues involved in macroeconomic management at national and international level. Students will be able to critically evaluate different economic systems and the policy options that may be pursued in the achievement of macroeconomic objectives. Students will evaluate the benefits of international trade and the role of exchange rates in the context of economic development and globalisation.

"Now in its 10th edition, Economics by Sloman, Garratt & Guest is known and loved for its active learning, student-friendly approach and unrivalled lecturer and student support. Ithas been specially updated for 2020/21 to take into account the latest developments in the global economy, including the effects of the Covid-19pandemic"--

This fourth edition of Understanding the World Economy will continue to provide the reader with the clearest guide available to the global economic scene.

Since the last edition was published in 2006, enormous changes have taken place. The world economy has been in upheaval with the biggest financial crash and ensuing recession since the 1930s; with a global re-ordering of economic power relations; with widespread demonstrations by those left behind; with divergent views about where Europe is heading; with a growing scarcity of essential resources; with increasing international terrorism and with increasing concerns of environmental degradation and climate change. To embrace such urgent issues, this text is an almost entirely rewritten version of earlier editions.

Tony Cleaver takes a long look at the evolution of market systems and how they have liberated peoples on one side of the globe and yet driven others into debt, depression and despair. He analyses causes and consequences, and discusses (and sometimes dismisses) economic theories.

Topics covered include:

• Why crashes occur
• What causes some countries to grow and others to stagnate
• Whether the Euro can survive
• The economic underpinnings of terrorism
• The dangers of climate change

This book takes the student through the major characteristics of the global economy in jargon-free non-technical language. Chapter summary diagrams and a wealth of boxes and tables make this an essential introduction for undergraduates and A-level students, as well as the casual reader.

"If anyone thought that the arrival of the euro would end interest in Irish macroeconomic developments, the events of the past six years has dispelled that illusion. (With this book) a new generation of Irish students will now be armed to help answer the biggest and most challenging economic policy question of today - how to consolidate the return to employment and income growth and manage down the burden of debt" Professor Patrick Honohan, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, 20th September 2013. A new examination of macroeconomics that deals with topics relating to economic growth, unemployment and inflation, with particular emphasis on contemporary Irish and European economic issues. * Introduces the principles of macroeconomic theory and policy in a clear and concise way, with particular emphasis on small, open economies. * Discusses the origins of the current 'Great Recession', the Troika agreement and the sustainability of Ireland's national debt. * Outlines alternative short- and long-run economic models and demonstrates how to use these models in evaluating today's economic issues. * Provides students with an evaluation of the long-run economic performance of the Irish economy, looking at the factors that led to the present crisis and the policies that will help us emerge from it. * Looks at Ireland's experience as a member of the euro area and the prospects for the euro area in light of the current crisis. Written For: Macroeconomics at undergraduate level in universities and Institutes of Technology Macroeconomics modules at postgraduate level

Now firmly established as one of the leading economics principles texts in the UK and Europe, this exciting new third edition of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw (Harvard University) and Mark P. Taylor (Warwick University), has undergone some significant restructuring and reorganization to more directly match economics students' course structures and learning and assessment needs. There are new sections covering microeconomic and macroeconomic topics and concepts in more depth, whilst at the same time retaining the book's reputation for clarity, authority and real world relevance.

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