Macroeconomics is the most exciting neweconomics textbook in a generation. Charles Jones distillsmodern macroeconomics as it is currently practiced—producing thefirst text to cover modern growth theory at the undergraduatelevel. The author's unique abilities as a teacher and writer renderthis modern treatment of economic theory an easy read for studentsnew to the field. Together with a distinctive focus on problemsolving, this clearly written text brilliantly matchesaccessibility with cutting-edge theory.
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