Brief Principles of Macroeconomics

by N. Gregory Mankiw

With its clear and engaging writing style, BRIEF PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS, Seventh Edition, continues to be one of the most popular books on economics available today. Mankiw emphasizes material that you are likely to find interesting about the economy (particularly if you are studying economics for the first time), including real-life scenarios, useful facts, and the many ways economic concepts play a role in the decisions you make every day.

Genres: Economics, Reference, Business, College, Nonfiction

464 pages, Unbound

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Nicholas Gregory Mankiw is an American macroeconomist who is currently the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Mankiw is best known in academia for his work on New Keynesian economics.
Mankiw has written widely on economics and economic policy. As of February 2020, the RePEc overall ranking based on academic publications, citations, and related metrics put him as the 45th most influential economist in the world, out of nearly 50,000 registered authors. He was the 11th most cited economist and the 9th most productive research economist as measured by the h-index. In addition, Mankiw is the author of several best-selling textbooks, writes a popular blog, and has since 2007 written approximately monthly for the Sunday business section of The New York Times. According to the Open Syllabus Project, Mankiw is the most frequently cited author on college syllabi for economics courses.
Mankiw is a conservative, and has been an economic adviser to several Republican politicians. From 2003 to 2005, Mankiw was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush. In 2006, he became an economic adviser to Mitt Romney, and worked with Romney during his presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. In October 2019, he announced that he was no longer a Republican because of his discontent with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party

Reviews

[Mahaz Babarzai · Rating 2 out of 5]

very short and conceptual book of principle of macroeconomic this principle is very necessary and needy in economic that must be understand. in addition more important topics and principles of macroeconomic are discussed very shortly and we can easily catch the concept of it consequently i suggest and recommended to each group of her/his to study this book.

[Lailai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first textbook about Economics I had completed. As a foreigner, I feel it is easy to read and understand, moreover I really enjoyed in reading this book. I strongly recommended it for whom they feel Economics is boring and difficult.

[Heather Hoyt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It could have been a bit more accessible in some places, but it was all right.

[Micah Neely]

Brief enough to review for a lightweight test (CLEP), comprehensive enough for someone with little background. Personally, I like a little calculus with my introductory science survey textbooks, but you can't have everything you want.

The graphs are an excellent self-study tool. Skim some of the paragraphs and meditate on the multi-part graphs.

[Cain S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

No mathematics here, but the book is still an excellent discursive introduction.

[Sandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

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