Macroeconomics

by Campbell R. McConnell

McConnell/Brue/Flynn has long set the standard for providing high-quality content to instructors and students alike. With the 21st edition, we've pushed the envelope by providing dynamic and adaptive learning tools through Connect(R) and SmartBook(R). We also understand that instructors teach macro in different ways and to meet that need we've provided a two-path macro approach to give faculty flexibility to cover the AD/AS or the Keynesian model. Our comprehensive step-by-step approach provides students with a building block method to learning economics where the authors are patient in explaining the theory and models thoroughly before jumping ahead. The new 21st edition is comprehensive, analytical, and challenging yet fully accessible to a wide range of students. We now have an expanded and enhanced Connect Economics platform that provides a host of tutorial Videos and engaging Interactive Graphing questions featuring real data.

Genres: Economics, Textbooks, Business, Reference, Nonfiction, School

1104 pages, Unbound

First published November 1, 1989

Reviews

[Ghulam Hazrat · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very easy-to-understand book for those whose native language is not English.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the record, I read the 12th Canadian Edition of this textbook.

I have taken two introductory macroeconomics courses- one using the Ragan Lipsey book and another with this book. I greatly prefer this book over the Ragan and Lipsey book. This book is much better organised for someone new to macroeconomics than the Ragan Lipsey book is. It begins with an explanation of GDP and goes through the business cycle and various factors. This means many key terms are well explained before touching on aggregate supply and demand, and moving onto Keynesian economics, and the role of governments in fiscal policy and monetary policy.

On the other hand, although the Ragan and Lipsey book enerally follows the same flow, it feels confusing and overwhelming at times. Terms and topics are not introduced as gently for the uninitiated macroeconomics student.

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the Macroeconomics book assigned last summer by my macroeconomics professor. Although it was only a textbook, I found that McConnell was able to explain the topic in a clear yet somewhat wordy way. Maybe I just found a liking for economics, but I really enjoyed learning through his book. He used many tables and graphs to make the subject as clear as possible. Besides the wordiness, I could really only find one other thing to critic him on which was the fact that there was very little about the recent recession even though this version was edited after the fact.

[Saria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have felt so under-achieving because you are reading such fun books and I have NOTHING to report. So here's my Macroeconomics book. Yes, I am reading it. very thoroughly. Can't say that I've read much else, but I will!
As for this book, it's very educational, well written, and sometimes easy to read.

[Thomas Andrikus · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was required to use this book for my "ECO 200: Introduction to Macroeconomics" class in Northern Kentucky University. Overall, it was a boring class, and I only read the textbook on two occasions only: the first was when I was about to take my midterm exam...and the second was when I was about to take my final exam.

I scored an A on my overall ECO 200 grade.

[William Mego · Rating 1 out of 5]

A poor textbook. Why people pump out identically boring texts probably says something about why education has such a poor ROI in the USA. I cannot bring myself to write anymore words about this boring book. Go read a more interesting econ. book. There are many.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

YES! THIS CLASS IS OVER AND I SKATED OUT WITH A B-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HARDEST MATERIAL EVER.

[emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

Maybe they could put the graphs on the same page as the text relating to the graphs in the next edition? Also, examples involving Beyonce don't make the content any more interesting.

[Kristy Buzbee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again...it did what it was supposed to do. I thought micro was better, though.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did its job !

[Lucas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent overview of keynesian economics, although I read the 2016 edition.