Macroeconomic principles (NAA135)
Literature
Compulsory reading
N. Gregory Mankiw,
Macroeconomics, 10'th edition, Worth Macmillan, Chapters 1-9
Using the latest edition, rather than older editions, is strongly recommended.
Exercises, many of which will be used in class, change between editions.
Exercises
Recommended exercises
Solutions to end-of-chapter exercises
Recommended reading
Riksbankens räntestyrning - penningpolitik i praktiken
(pdf) A good introduction to Swedish monetary policy, in Swedish
The Riksbank's management of interest rates - monetary policy in practise
(pdf) same as above but in English
Voluntary reading
Mathematics for economists
Knut Sydsaeter,
Peter Hammond,
Arne Strøm &
Andres Carvajal:
Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis, Pearson - Prentice Hall
Two textbooks on macroeconomics in Swedish
Students who understand Swedish may wish to read about macroeconomics in Swedish
and learn the Swedish terminology.
These books cover a large part of the contents in Mankiw´s book, but with examples from the Swedish economy.
Klas Fregert &
Lars Jonung:
Makroekonomi - teori, politik och institutioner Studentlitteratur
A good swedish textbook for introductory courses in macroeconomics.
Olivier Blanchard,
Lars Calmfors,
Harry Flam,
John Hassler &
Per Krusell:
Makroekonomi Liber
Blaanchard's famous macroeconomics book, abridged and adapted to the Swedish economy by four Swedish economists.
Contents by Johan Lindén
Revised: 2020-08-26