Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
First Session
Agenda of
Macroeconomics:
Understanding Macroeconomic Environment
Understanding Effects of Economic Policy on
Crucial Macroeconomic Factors: Income,
Inflation, Interest Rates
GDP
Life expectancy
(years)
Indonesia
China
Japan
Mexico
U.S.
Germany
Brazil
Pakistan
India
Russia
Banglades
h
Nigeri
a
Russia
Adult Literacy
(% of
population)
Mexico
Germany
Brazil
Indonesia
Nigeri
a
India
Pakistan
Banglades
h
Japan
U.S.
Internet Usage
(% of
population)
Japan
Pakistan
Nigeri
a
Germany
Indonesia
Brazil
Mexico
Russia
China
India
Banglades
Real GDP per capita
U.S.
Inflation
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Large govt budget deficits
led to the creation of
large quantities of money
and high inflation rates.
date
Aug 2007
Apr 2008
May 2008
June 2008
July 2008
Feb 2009
Sept 2009
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe
Highest Monthly Inflation Rates in History
Country
Month with
highest inflation
rate
Highest
monthly
inflation rate
Hungary
July 1946
1.30 x 1016%
15.6 hours
Zimbabw
e
Mid-November
2008
79,600,000,000
%
24.7 hours
Yugoslavi
a
January 1994
313,000,000%
1.4 days
Germany
October 1923
29,500%
3.7 days
Greece
November 1944
11,300%
4.5 days
China
May 1949
4,210%
5.6 days
Source: Hanke(2009)
Openness
Crisis
IS
IS
curve
curve
LM
LM
curve
curve
IS-LM
IS-LM
mode
mode
ll
Agg.
Agg.
deman
deman
dd
curve
curve
Agg.
Agg.
supply
supply
curve
curve
Explanatio
Explanatio
nn of
of shortshortrun
run
fluctuation
fluctuation
ss
Model
Model of
of
Agg.
Agg.
Demand
Demand
and
and
Agg.
Agg.
Supply
Supply
Thanks