1st Edition

Essentials of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

By Ola Olsson Copyright 2012
192 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Trying to summarize the essentials of macroeconomic theory in the wake of the financial crisis that has shaken not only Western economies but also the macroeconomic profession is no easy task. In particular, the notion that markets are self-correcting and always in equilibrium appears to have taken a heavy blow. However, the jury is still out on which areas should be considered as failures and... Read more
Introduction Part One: The Long Run  1. The Malthusian World  2. The Neoclassical Growth Model  3. Endogenous Growth Theory  4. The Overlapping Generations Model  Part Two: The Short and Medium Run  5. Equilibrium Business Cycles  6. Financial Crises 7. Consumption and Saving  8. Investment and Asset  Markets  9. Unemployment and the Labour Market  Part Three: Macroeconomic Policy  10. IS-MP, Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply  11. Public Finance and Fiscal Policy  12. Inflation and Monetary Policy  13. The Open Economy  14. Mathematical Appendix 

Biography

Ola Olsson is Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.