What is macroeconomics?
Macroeconomics is the study of whole economies—the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors and how they interact in economies. The Federal Reserve closely examines macroeconomics because its goals—maximum sustainable employment and stable inflation—are measured and achieved on an economywide level, not on an individual level. Macroeconomists study such questions as: What makes the business cycle fluctuate?
- ▪Macroeconomics is the study of whole economies—the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors and how they interact in economies.
- ▪The Federal Reserve closely examines macroeconomics because its goals—maximum sustainable employment and stable inflation—are measured and achieved on an economywide level, not on an individual level.
- ▪Macroeconomists study such questions as: What makes the business cycle fluctuate?
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| Original publisher | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Canonical URL | https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/what-is-macroeconomics.htm |
| Publication time | Fri, 31 Dec 9999 05:00:00 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-26T21:54:37.746Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-26T21:54:37.746Z |
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Have a question? Ask Us What is macroeconomics? Macroeconomics is the study of whole economies—the part of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors and how they interact in economies. The Federal Reserve closely examines macroeconomics because its goals—maximum sustainable employment and stable inflation—are measured and achieved on an economywide level, not on an individual level. Macroeconomists study such questions as: What makes the business cycle fluctuate? What makes economic growth go up and down? How are prices determined? What is the rate of inflation, and what determines it? What is productivity growth, and what are the determinants of productivity? Importantly, macroeconomists also study the role government has in determining the pace of growth, the…
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