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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A excellent study of macroeconmics
Joseph Stiglitz has written an excellent introduction to macroeconomics, including a complete introduction to ISLM economic theory at full employment and with significant unemployment. There is an excellent introduction to monetary theory by this nobel laureate economist and former official of the World Bank. This is a book that undergraduates students and teachers can...
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1.0 out of 5 stars most biased, left-wing econ book out there
Sitglit-Walsh macroecon book is the most biased econ text in the market. It is riddled with conceptual mistakes (I'm an econ professor), and the fundamentals are presented with flaws. One sales rep told me that the book is really meant to serve the liberal, left-wing leaning students/instructors. We had to chunk the book in the middle of the semester and went with...
Published on October 25, 2003


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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A excellent study of macroeconmics, January 25, 2004
Joseph Stiglitz has written an excellent introduction to macroeconomics, including a complete introduction to ISLM economic theory at full employment and with significant unemployment. There is an excellent introduction to monetary theory by this nobel laureate economist and former official of the World Bank. This is a book that undergraduates students and teachers can appreciate. Conservative proponents should recognize that learning from a master economist no less worthy than appreciating the wisdom J.M. Keynes or James Tobin.
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13 of 85 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars most biased, left-wing econ book out there, October 25, 2003
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Sitglit-Walsh macroecon book is the most biased econ text in the market. It is riddled with conceptual mistakes (I'm an econ professor), and the fundamentals are presented with flaws. One sales rep told me that the book is really meant to serve the liberal, left-wing leaning students/instructors. We had to chunk the book in the middle of the semester and went with another. What a waste of money for students and my time.
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