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Macroeconomics is the study of the broader economy. It's a branch of economic study focused on how changes in economic output, inflation, interest rates, and other factors affect economic performance.

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Microeconomics and macroeconomics are two distinct branches of economics. Microeconomics focuses on individuals and groups, including companies, while macroeconomics looks at the behavior of national ...

Economics is split between analysis of how the overall economy works and how single markets function Physicists look at the big world of planets, stars, galaxies, and gravity. But they also study the ...

I have observed and appreciated Olivier Blanchard’s intellectual journey over the last decade. It began in August 2008, with what must be regarded as one of the worst-timed papers in the history of ...

When it comes to big questions about the economy, we're still kind of in the dark ages. Why do some economies grow so much faster than others? How long is the next recession going to last? How do we ...

Macroeconomics focuses on the performance of economies – changes in economic output, inflation, interest and foreign exchange rates, and the balance of payments. Poverty reduction, social equity, and ...

Microeconomics, not macroeconomics, is useful for MBA students, according to economist Scott Sumner in a recent blog post. The real problem is that macroeconomics is taught all wrong for business ...

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