Money Matters
Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
- Murali Iyengar - Cherokee Nation Industries, USA
Money Matters is a comprehensive guide to the basic principles of macroeconomics. It provides a nuanced yet in-depth understanding of the linkages between financial markets and the real economy.
The book covers a wide range of topics integral to both the Indian and the global economies. Beginning with a basic theoretical discussion on macroeconomics, it eases the reader into the exploration of the more advanced concepts.
Some of the important concepts discussed in the book are:
- Fundamentals of Macroeconomics, money market, goods and services market.
- Reserve Bank of India, money creation, supply and demand, interest rate determination, inflation and unemployment, etc.
- International trade and foreign exchange.
- Subprime mortgage crisis, global economic crisis and impact on India.
Written in a lucid and jargon-free manner, the text helps the reader understand the linkages between the theoretical aspects of financial markets and the actual economic developments across the globe.
| Economic Context of Business Activity |
| Market Forces |
| What is Macroeconomics? |
| Goods and Services Market |
| Money Market |
| Inflation and Value of Money |
| Unemployment |
| International Trade |
| Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, and GDP |
| Aggregate Demand and Supply |
| Subprime Mortgage Crisis |
An informative and fluent read for the managers trying to develop a quick perspective on macroeconomic issues of contemporary interest. The present volume is a commendable effort by the author and would be useful to Indian managers with a non-economic background. The book quite efficiently explains the basic concepts graphically; leading to clarity of understanding…every chapter generally includes an Indian perspective, which enables the reader to link the theoretical perspective with practical experiences.