<b>Macroeconomics</b> is widely praised for its ability to present theory as a way of evaluating key macro questions, such as why some countries are rich and others are poor. <p>Students have a natural interest in what is happening today and what will happen in the near future. <b>Macroeconomics</b> capitalizes on their interest by beginning with business cycles and monetary-fiscal policy in both closed and open economy. After that, Gordon presents a unique dynamic analysis of demand and supply shocks as causes of inflation and unemployment, followed by a dual approach to economic growth in which theory and real-world examples are used to compare rich and poor countries. </p> </p> </p> <b>MyEconLab New Design is now available for this title! MyEconLab New Design offers: </b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>One Place for All of Your Courses</b>. Improved registration experience and a single point of access for instructors and students who are teaching and learning multiple MyLab/Mastering courses. </li> <li> <b>A Simplified User Interface</b>. The new user interface offers quick and easy access to Assignments, Study Plan, eText & Results, as well as additional option for course customization. </li> <li> <b>New Communication Tools</b>. The following new communication tools can be used to foster collaboration, class participation, and group work. <ul> <li> <b>Email</b> Instructors can send emails to their entire class, to individual students or to instructors who has access to their course. </li> <li> <b>Discussion Board</b> The discussion board provides students with a space to respond and react to the discussions you create. These posts can also be separated out into specific topics where students can share their opinions/answers and respond to their fellow classmates' posts. </li> <li> <b>Chat/ ClassLive</b> ClassLive is an interactive chat tool that allows instructors and students to communicate in real time. ClassLive can be used with a group of students or one-on-one to share images or PowerPoint presentations, draw or write objects on a whiteboard, or send and received graphed or plotted equations. ClassLive also has additional classroom management tools, including polling and hand-raising. </li> </ul> </li> <li> <b>Enhanced eText</b>. Available within the online course materials and offline via an iPad app, the enhanced eText allows instructors and students to highlight, bookmark, take notes, and share with one another. </li> </ul>