Macroeconomics studies an overall economy or market system, its behaviors, the factors that drive it, and how to improve its performance.

It's tough enough for a small business to survive in a down economy, to say nothing of achieving hoped-for growth by opening additional locations, expanding a product line or targeting new markets.

What explains the sharp decline in U.S. employment from 2007 to 2009? Why has employment remained stubbornly low? Survey data from the National Federation of Independent Businesses show that the ...

Discover the concept of underconsumption, its role in economic theory, and real-world examples like the auto industry during the Great Depression.

The aggregate supply curve is a concept in macroeconomics that, with the addition of the aggregate demand curve, shows the equilibrium level of prices and quantity in an economy. It is also used to ...