Macro & Money

Households, firms, government and finance in one economy

Macroeconomics zooms out: output, employment, inflation and growth for the whole economy, and the policy levers — central banks and treasuries — that try to steer them.

Macro& MoneyNational AccountsDemand & SpendingGrowth & ProductivityEmployment & InflationMonetary PolicyFiscal Policy & StabilityMoney & BankingCycles & Macro Finance

Themes in this branch

National AccountsMeasuring GDP and linking production to incomeDemand & SpendingWhere aggregate demand comes from and why it swingsGrowth & ProductivityWhat makes economies produce more per person over timeEmployment & InflationJobs, wages and the general price levelMonetary PolicyHow central banks steer interest rates and creditFiscal Policy & StabilityGovernment spending, taxes and stabilizationMoney & BankingWhat money is, and how banks create itCycles & Macro FinanceBooms, busts and the financial system in between