"Updated for 2013. For exam revision and practising exam questions. Covers the three Level 1 External Economics Achievement Standards 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4. Features brief revision notes, examples and questions from 2012 and 2011; questions from earlier years formatted for use in 2013. Answers have A, M and E grades"--From publisher.
Macroeconomic policy is one of the most important policy domains, and the tools of macroeconomics are among the most valuable for policy makers. Yet there has been, up to now, a wide gulf between the level at which macroeconomics is taught at the undergraduate level and the level at which it is practiced. At the same time, doctoral-level textbooks are usually not targeted at a policy audience, making advanced macroeconomics less accessible to current and aspiring practitioners. This book, born out of the Masters course the authors taught for many years at the Harvard Kennedy School, fills this gap. It introduces the tools of dynamic optimization in the context of economic growth, and then applies them to a wide range of policy questions – ranging from pensions, consumption, investment and finance, to the most recent developments in fiscal and monetary policy. It does so with the requisite rigor, but also with a light touch, and an unyielding focus on their application to policy-making, as befits the authors’ own practical experience. Advanced Macroeconomics: An Easy Guide is bound to become a great resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and practitioners alike.
"Updated for 2013. For exam revision and practising exam questions. Covers the four Level 1 External Mathematics Achievement Standards 1.2, 1.3, 1.6 and 1.12. Features brief revision notes, examples and questions from 2012 and 2011; earlier questions formatted for use in 2013. Answers have A, M and E grades"--From publisher.
Make economics easy for students in grades 5 and up using Economics and You! This 64-page book features an in-depth, real-world simulation activity that reinforces economic and math concepts while introducing students to the consumer world. Students learn how to balance a checkbook, calculate interest, develop a budget, buy a car, and file taxes.
"Covers all the three externally assessed and the three internally assessed NCEA level 1 Ecomonics Achievement Standards (Economics 1.1 to 1.6) which are being implemented in 2011. These revised achievement standards are based on the New Zealand curriculum. This book covers a typical Year 11 economics course"--Back cover.
Updated for 2017. For exam revision and practising exam questions. Covers the three externally assessed Level 3 Calculus Achievement Standards 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7. Features brief revision notes, examples and questions from 2016 and earlier years. Answers have A, M and E grades.
For exam revision and practising exam questions. Fully revised for 2011. Covers the three Level 1 External Economics Achievement Standards 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4. Features brief revision notes, examples and questions in 2011 format from 2006-2010. Answers have A. M and E grades.
The story of how Japan adopted and ultimately revived traditional American fashion Look closely at any typically "American" article of clothing these days, and you may be surprised to see a Japanese label inside. From high-end denim to oxford button-downs, Japanese designers have taken the classic American look—known as ametora, or "American traditional"—and turned it into a huge business for companies like Uniqlo, Kamakura Shirts, Evisu, and Kapital. This phenomenon is part of a long dialogue between Japanese and American fashion; in fact, many of the basic items and traditions of the modern American wardrobe are alive and well today thanks to the stewardship of Japanese consumers and fashion cognoscenti, who ritualized and preserved these American styles during periods when they were out of vogue in their native land. In Ametora, cultural historian W. David Marx traces the Japanese assimilation of American fashion over the past hundred and fifty years, showing how Japanese trendsetters and entrepreneurs mimicked, adapted, imported, and ultimately perfected American style, dramatically reshaping not only Japan's culture but also our own in the process.