Showing posts with label Macro Economcis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macro Economcis. Show all posts

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Jargon Du Jour

Macro Economics: The study of the economy as a whole.

Micro Economics: The study of individual markets and decisions makers.

For example, in micro economics we study what factors determine demand in a particular market like ice cream. In macro economics, we study what factors determine aggregate demand  - the sum of demand for all goods and services.