Macroeconomics - Self-Study Resources

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Recommended Reading

General

Principles of Macroeconomics by David Colander, 9^th edition, 2014.

The Economic of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets by Frederic Mishkin, 10^th edition, 2013.

Macroeconomics by Abel, Bernanke, and Croushore, 7^th edition, 2011.

Economic Tutorials at Investopedia . www.investopedia.com/university/all/economics/

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Bank page about monetary policy

www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy

See particularly “Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet” and “Policy Tools”

Dr. Econ, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, www.frbsf.org/education/publications/doctor-econ

National Income and Product Accounts

Concepts and Methods of the U.S. National Income and Product Accounts, Bureau of Economic Analysis, November 2011. www.bea.gov/national/pdf/nipachapters1-9.pdf

Inflation

Consumer Price Index, Frequently Asked Questions, Bureau of Labor Statistics,www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifaq.htm

CPI-Chained Index, Frequently Asked Questions, Bureau of Labor Statistics,www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisupqa.htm

Producer Price Index, Frequently Asked Questions, Bureau of Labor Statistics,www.bls.gov/ppi/ppifaq.htm

Employment Cost Trends, Frequently Asked Questions, Bureau of Labor Statistics,www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/#faq

Fact Sheet on Seasonal Adjustment in the CPI, Bureau of Labor Statistics,www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisaqanda.htm

Business Cycles

The NBER's Business Cycle Dating Procedure: Frequently Asked Questions

 www.nber.org/cycles/recessions_faq.html