A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics ─ What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know

What managers need to know about macroeconomics?but are afraid to ask

Now more than ever before, executives and managers need to understand their larger economic context. In A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David Moss leverages his many years of teaching experience at Harvard Business School to lay out important macroeconomic concepts in engaging, clear, and concise terms. Now fully updated, this classic resource also includes a new chapter on the global financial crisis.

In a simple and intuitive way, Moss breaks down the ideas into output, money, and expectations. He also introduces powerful tools for interpreting the big-picture economic developments that shape events in the contemporary business arena. The book includes detailed examples drawn from history to illuminate important concepts and leaves the reader with a clearer picture of how our economy actually works?and what impact in has on business.

A classic resource by a leading thinker in the field, A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics is the primer on macroeconomics every manager needs.

David Moss is the John G. McLean Professor at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. He earned his BA from Cornell University and his PhD from Yale. In 1992?1993 he served as a senior economist at Abt Associates. He joined the Harvard Business School faculty in July 1993. Professor Moss is the founder of the Tobin Project, a nonprofit research organization, and a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.