Advanced Macroeconomics (Second Edition)

Author: David Romer
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Advanced Macroeconomics, written by David Romer, a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, is a widely acclaimed textbook internationally. Many top universities in Europe and America use it as the primary textbook for their graduate-level advanced macroeconomics courses. This book has distinct features:
1. The entire book is clear, concise, and easy to understand, especially with its appropriate use of technical methods, making it suitable for macroeconomics teaching for graduate students in economics and management. The mathematical tools used in this book are basically within the scope of the "Mathematics" subject for postgraduate entrance exams in China's economics and management programs, so there will be no major difficulties in teaching due to mathematical issues.
2. Romer's textbook is self-contained. It follows a system similar to Mankiw's undergraduate macroeconomics textbook, first discussing long-term economic development and then studying short-term economic fluctuations.
3. Another feature of Romer's textbook is its appropriate handling of different viewpoints and materials. We know that materials in various fields of macroeconomics are extensive, models vary, and almost every model can be supported by some empirical research while being refuted by others.