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macroeconomics

[ mak-roh-ek-uh-nom-iks, -ee-kuh- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.


macroeconomics

/ -ˌɛk-; ˌmækrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the branch of economics concerned with aggregates, such as national income, consumption, and investment Compare microeconomics
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macroeconomics

  1. The part of economic theory that deals with aggregates, such as national income , total employment, and total consumption. ( Compare microeconomics .)


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmacroˌecoˈnomic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • macro·eco·nomic adjective
  • mac·ro·e·con·o·mist [mak-roh-i-, kon, -, uh, -mist], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macroeconomics1

First recorded in 1945–50; macro- + economics
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Example Sentences

The first collaboration in science, involving authors in macroeconomics, supply chain research, and statistics, now aims to establish a foundation.

The secretary’s talks are expected to include discussion of macroeconomics, climate change and debt in the developing world.

The scripts touch on all sorts of systemic forces, from the workers left out of the New Deal to the macroeconomics of the decline of the middle class.

While he propounded a number of groundbreaking if sometimes controversial theories, Professor Lucas was best known for his hypothesis of “rational expectations,” advanced in the early 1970s in a critique of macroeconomics.

Many of the analysts are focused on health policy, while others handle energy and climate, labor, macroeconomics, microeconomics, national security and taxes.

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