Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice

by James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel

MACROECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE, the most accessible principles books on the market, has been updated to include coverage of the recent economic conditions. The new edition reflects current economic conditions, helping students apply economic principles to the world around them. You'll find analysis and explanation of measures of economic activity applied to today's markets and highlighting the recession of 2008-2009, plus text on the lives and contributions of notable economists. Common economic myths are dispelled, and the "invisible hand" metaphor is applied to economic theory, demonstrating how it works to stimulate the economy. The thirteenth edition of MACROECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE includes a robust set of online multimedia learning tools, with video clips and free quizzes designed to support classroom work. A completely updated Aplia interactive learning system is also available, completely with practice problems, interactive tutorials, online experiences and more.

Genres: Economics, Reference

624 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

James D. Gwartney holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University, where he directs the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education. He is the coauthor of Economics: Private and Public Choice, (South-Western Press, 2008), a widely used principles of economics text that is now in its 12th edition. He is also the co-author of Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity (St. Martin's Press, 2005), a primer on economics and personal finance designed for the interested lay person. His publications have appeared in both professional journals and popular media such as the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. His Ph.D. in economics is from the University of Washington.

His current research focuses on the measurement and determination of factors that influence cross-country differences in income levels and growth rates. In this regard, he is the senior researcher responsible for the preparation of the annual report, Economic Freedom of the World, which provides information on the institutions and policies of 140 countries. This data set, published by a worldwide network of institutes in 70 countries, is widely used by scholars investigating topics ranging from economic growth to peaceful relations among nations. During 1999-2000, he served as Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee of the U. S. Congress. He was invited by the incoming Putin Administration in March 2000 to make presentations and have discussions with leading Russian economists concerning the future of the Russian economy. In 2004 he was the recipient of the Adam Smith Award of the Association of Private Enterprise Education for his contribution to the advancement of free market ideals. He is the current President of the Southern Economic Association.

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[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the 17th edition for MBA. Decent unbiased review of macroeconomics. Easy read, lots of visuals, case studies to drive home points.