Includes index.

The scope and method of economics -- The economic problem : scarcity and choice -- Demand, supply, and market equilibrium -- Demand and supply applications -- Introduction to macroeconomics -- Measuring national output and national income -- Unemployment, inflation, and long-run growth -- Aggregate expenditure and equilibrium output -- The government and fiscal policy -- The money supply and the federal reserve system -- Money demand and the equilibrium interest rate -- Aggregate demand in the goods and money markets -- Aggregate supply and the equilibrium price level -- The labor market in the macroeconomy -- Financial crises, stabilization, and deficits -- Household and firm behavior in the macroeconomy : a further look* -- Long-run growth -- Alternative views in macroeconomics -- International trade, comparative advantage, and protectionism -- Open-economy macroeconomics : the balance of payments and exchange rates -- Economic growth in developing and transitional economies.