Economics of Macro Issues (Pearson Series in Economics)

Preface -- The miracle of economic growth -- Rich nation, poor nation -- Innovation and growth -- Outsourcing and economic growth -- Poverty, capitalism, and growth -- The threat to growth -- Hello boomers, goodbye prosperity -- The business cycle, unemployment, and inflation -- What should gdp include? -- What's in a word? plenty, when it's the r word -- The disappearing middle class -- Capital, wealth, and inequality -- The great stagnation -- The case of the missing workers -- The gig economy -- Mobility in america -- Inflation and the debt bomb -- Is it real, or is it nominal? -- : fiscal policy -- Can we afford the affordable care act? -- Who really pays taxes? -- Are you stimulated yet? -- Higher taxes are in your future -- The myths of social security -- : monetary policy and financial institutions -- The fed and financial panics -- The fed feeding frenzy -- Deposit insurance and financial markets -- Revolutionizing the way we pay -- Cryptocurrencies -- : globalization and international finance -- The value of the dollar -- The eurozone after brexit -- The global power of the big mac -- The opposition to globalization -- The $750,000 job -- Glossary -- Selected references and web links -- Index. Roger LeRoy Miller, Research Professor of Economics, University of Texas, Arlington, Daniel K. Benjamin, Clemson University, South Carolina, and PERC, Bozeman, Montana. Revised edition of The economics of macro issues, 2016. Includes bibliographical references and index.