�Por qu� deber�a usted estudiar econom�a? La raz�n es sencilla: le ayudar� a comprender el mundo en que vive. La econom�a lo transformar� en un participante experto. A medida que avanza en su vida, tomar� diversas decisiones que se relacionan con la materia. Mientras estudia, decidir� cu�ntos a�os dedicar� a su carrera; una vez que acepte un empleo, decidir� cu�nto debe gastar, cu�nto ahorrar y en qu� invertir sus ingresos; alg�n d�a se encontrar� al frente de un peque�o negocio o de una gran empresa y decidir� los precios que debe asignar a sus productos. Asimismo, la econom�a le aportar� mayor comprensi�n tanto del potencial como de los l�mites de la pol�tica econ�mica. �Qu� sabemos sobre pol�tica monetaria convencional y no convencional en Am�rica Latina? �Cu�les son los efectos del libre comercio con otros pa�ses? �Cu�l es la mejor forma de proteger el ambiente? Como innovaci�n clave en esta edici�n, y con la finalidad de abordar el estudio de la econom�a en un contexto m�s cercano a la realidad, se incluyen excelentes casos y aplicaciones para Am�rica Latina.

About the Author

N. Gregory Mankiw is Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. As a student, he studied economics at Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a teacher, he has taught macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics and principles of economics. Professor Mankiw is a prolific writer and a regular participant in academic and policy debates. His work has been published in scholarly journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics. In addition to his teaching, research and writing, Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an advisor to the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and New York, and the Congressional Budget Office. From 2003 to 2005 he served as chairman of the US President’s Council of Economic Advisors.

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