宏观经济管理学及财务知识分析范文（英文版）.pptxVIP

CHAPTER 1Introduction to MacroeconomicsCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.QuestionsHow much richer are we than our parents?How much richer will our children be than our grandparents were?Will changing jobs be easy or hard in five years?How many of us will have jobs in five years?Copyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.QuestionsWill the businesses we work for vanish as demand for the products they make dries up?Will inflation make us poor by destroying our savings or rich by eliminating our debts?Copyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Macroeconomics...is the subdiscipline of economics that tries to answer these six questionsis the branch of economics related to the economy as a wholeCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Macroeconomists...try to figure out why overall economic activity rises and fallstry to understand what determines the level and rate of change of the price levelstudy other variables that play a major role in determining the overall levels of production, income, employment, and pricesCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Why Macroeconomics MattersCultural Literacyability to follow and participate in public debates and discussionsunderstanding of news reports on changes in the economyCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Figure 1.1 - The Daily Flow of Economic NewsCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Why Macroeconomics MattersSelf-Interesteffects of macroeconomy on our daily livesunderstanding of changing opportunities as the economy fluctuatesCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Why Macroeconomics MattersCivic Responsibilitymore informed votingmore responsible macroeconomic policyCopyright ? 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.Macroeconomic PolicyGr