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MACROECONOMICSAND THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
What is Macroeconomics?
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Macroeconomics
An analysis of the backdrop of economic conditions against which firms and consumers make decisions
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Goals
Importance of Economic Policy Issues Significance of Firm-Specific and Aggregate
Risk Assessment of Long-Run Economic
Environment
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Consumers and Workers
How much to work?
How much and what to buy?
How much to save?
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Firms
How many worker to hire?
How much capital to purchase?
Where to sell products?
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Policy Makers
Fiscal Authority Controls tax system Purchases goods and services Redistributes income
Monetary authority Controls money supply Influences interest rates and exchange rates
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Summary
Definition of macroeconomics Importance of macroeconomics
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