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'''Macroeconomics''' is the branch of [[economics]] that studies the behaviour and performance of an economy as a whole. It focuses on aggregate indicators such as [[gross domestic product]], the overall [[price level]], the [[unemployment]] rate, and the [[money supply]], rather than on the decisions of individual consumers and firms.<ref name="wiki">Wikipedia contributors, "Macroeconomics".</ref>

Macroeconomics contrasts with [[microeconomics]], which studies the behaviour of individual agents and markets. The two fields are closely interrelated: aggregate outcomes are the sum of individual decisions, and macroeconomic conditions shape the environment in which individual agents operate.<ref name="wiki"/>

== Subject matter ==

Macroeconomics addresses a set of central questions:

* What determines the level of national output and its rate of [[economic growth]]?
* What causes [[inflation]] and [[deflation]], and how can they be controlled?
* What causes [[unemployment]] and how can it be reduced?
* How do [[fiscal policy]] and [[monetary policy]] affect the economy?
* What causes [[business cycle|business cycles]]?

== Key concepts ==

Macroeconomics employs a range of aggregate concepts and models, including:

{| class="wikitable"
! Concept
! Description
|-
| [[Gross domestic product]] (GDP)
| The total market value of final goods and services produced in an economy.
|-
| [[Inflation]]
| A sustained increase in the general price level.
|-
| [[Unemployment]]
| The share of the labour force without work but actively seeking it.
|-
| [[Monetary policy]]
| Central bank management of money supply and interest rates.
|-
| [[Fiscal policy]]
| Government management of taxation and public spending.
|}

== Major schools of thought ==

Macroeconomic theory has developed through several schools, including [[Keynesian economics]], [[monetarism]], [[new classical macroeconomics]], and [[new Keynesian economics]]. These schools differ in their views on the responsiveness of prices and wages, the effectiveness of policy, and the ability of markets to self-correct.<ref name="wiki"/>

== See also ==

* [[Microeconomics]]
* [[Keynesian economics]]
* [[Monetarism]]
* [[Fiscal policy]]
* [[Monetary policy]]
* [[Business cycle]]

== References ==

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