Macro-economics : a contemporary introduction study guide / Michael J. Swann

Includes index.

The art and science of economic analysis -- Some tools of economic analysis -- The market system -- The economic actors: households, firms, governments and the rest of the world -- Introduction to macroeconomics -- Measuring economic aggregates and the circular flow of income -- Unemployment and inflation -- Aggregate demand: consumption, investment and net exports -- Aggregate expenditure and demand-side equilibrium -- Aggregate supply -- Fiscal policy, aggregate demand and equilibrium demand -- Money and the financial system -- Banks and other financial intermediaries, the reserve bank and the money supply -- Monetary theory and policy -- The policy debate: activism versus non-activism -- Budgets, deficits and the public policy -- Productivity and growth -- The balance of payments and exchange rates -- International trade.