Macroeconomics (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Olivier Blanchard (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0131860267 | ISBN-13: 978-0131860261 | Publication Date: August 8, 2005 | Edition: 4

Do you want a book that provides an integrated view of macroeconomics?

 

Olivier Blanchard helps students to see the big macroeconomic picture by integrating one unifying model throughout the text.

 

Are you tired of macroeconomics texts that take too many shortcuts?

 

Olivier Blanchard gives thorough treatment to many concepts that other books just skim over, with the understanding that students will use these tools throughout their academic and professional careers.

 

Do you want a book that allows the greatest degree of flexibility in learning and teaching macroeconomics?

 

Olivier Blanchard’s organization allows for the greatest degree flexibility, so professors can direct their class as they see fit, and students can learn from a methodology that matches the goals of their course.

 

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About the Author

About the Author

Olivier Blanchard is the Class of 1941 Professor of Economics at MIT. He did his undergraduate work in France, and received a Ph.D. in economics from MIT in 1977. He taught at Harvard from 1977 to 1982, and has taught at MIT since 1983. He has frequently received the award for best teacher in the department of economics.

He has done research on many macroeconomic issues, from the effects of fiscal policy, to the role of expectations, to price rigidities, to speculative bubbles, to unemployment in Western Europe, transition in Eastern Europe, and more recently, on labor market institutions. He has done work for many governments and many international organizations, including the World Bank, the IMF, the OECD, the EU commission and the EBRD. He has published over 150 articles and edited or written over 15 books, including Lectures on Macroeconomics with Stanley Fischer.

He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a fellow and a council member of the Econometric Society, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a past Vice President of the American Economic Association. He is also a member of the French Council of Economic Advisers.

He lives in Cambridge, with his wife, Noelle. He has three daughters, Marie, Serena, and Giulia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 648 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131860267
• ISBN-13: 978-0131860261
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent intermediate text, August 25, 2008

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This review is from: Macroeconomics (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

As an undergraduate student, I found this text to give reasonable coverage in several areas- especially expectations based models and investment theory. The explanations are fairly clear, but not quite as intuitive as Mankiw which I often reviewed at the library before tests (had his principles text, perhaps this conditioned me in his parlance). Overall, the book is fairly comprehensive, but lacks clarity in certain respects. Teachers may want to offer some supplementary materials with more concrete explanations. Don't make us buy it though, this book costs enough as it is!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Macroeconomics Text In The Market, April 22, 2006

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This review is from: Macroeconomics (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is simply the best Macroeconomics text out there. The book is easy enough to read for the layman, yet contains concepts hard enough for those who want to be challeneged. It also includes real world examples for those who want to understand the application of macroeconomics rather than just the theory.
The study guide should come with the book. (At least that is how I got it when I brought it new...). The study guide is very helpful as it contains excellent summaries of each chapter and questions following those reviews with answers in the back.
Neither the study guide or the book, however, contain answers to the text, so be prepared to work a little bit harder on those end-of-the-chapter questions ;)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Generally a good text, February 15, 2008

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This review is from: Macroeconomics (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

The book is generally a good text. However, I have a lot of problems with how illustration of ideas by calculus is handled. I find several inconsistencies which even my instructor have problems in explaining. I recommend it to the mathematically challenged person not to mathematical enthusiasts.