macroeconomics — (n.) also macro economics, 1948, from MACROECONOMIC (Cf. macroeconomic); also see ICS (Cf. ics) … Etymology dictionary
macroeconomics — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of economics concerned with large scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates … English terms dictionary
macroeconomics — [mak΄rō ek΄ə näm′iks, mak΄rōē΄kənäm′iks] n. a branch of economics dealing with all the forces at work in an economy or with the interrelationship of large sectors, as in employment or income macroeconomic adj … English World dictionary
Macroeconomics — Circulation in macroeconomics Macroeconomics (from Greek prefix makros meaning large + economics ) is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision making of the whole economy. This includes a national,… … Wikipedia
macroeconomics — Analysis of a country s economy as a whole. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * macroeconomics mac‧ro‧ec‧o‧nom‧ics [ˌmækrəʊekəˈnɒmɪks, iːkə ǁ kroʊekəˈnɑː , iːkə ] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS the study of the economy of a whole area, for example … Financial and business terms
macroeconomics — macroeconomic, adj. macroeconomist /mak roh i kon euh mist/, n. /mak roh ek euh nom iks, ee keuh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income … Universalium
Macroeconomics — The field of economics that studies the behavior of the aggregate economy. Macroeconomics examines economy wide phenomena such as changes in unemployment, national income, rate of growth, gross domestic product, inflation and price levels.… … Investment dictionary
macroeconomics — [[t]mæ̱kroʊi͟ːkənɒ̱mɪks, e̱k [/t]] also macro economics N UNCOUNT Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that is concerned with the major, general features of a country’s economy, such as the level of inflation, unemployment, or interest rates … English dictionary
macroeconomics — The branch of economics that deals with economies as a whole rather than the behaviour of particular individuals or firms. The division of the subject into microeconomics and macroeconomics derives mainly from the work of J. M. Keynes. In recent… … Accounting dictionary
macroeconomics — The branch of economics that studies economies as a whole rather than the behaviour of particular economic agents. Modern macroeconomics is largely concerned with the relationships between such factors as money supply, employment, interest rates … Big dictionary of business and management
macroeconomics — /ˌmækrəυi:kə nɒmɪks/ noun a study of the economics of a whole area, a whole industry, a whole group of the population or a whole country, in order to help in economic planning. Compare microeconomics (NOTE: macroeconomics takes a singular verb) ♦ … Marketing dictionary in english
