Contemporary global events provide context for macroeconomic concepts.
New Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic are paired with those from the Great Recession to help students understand the short run. These include the actions of Central banks, supply and demand shocks, and impacts on the labor markets.

An open-economy approach helps students understand a global economy.
Students can see how interconnected the world has become, with examples like COVID-19 shipping delays and oil/gas shocks making the matter of the global economy more obvious than ever. Jones takes this “open-economy” approach in his text, which is designed to reflect this world of global trade.

An expert in the field tells the story of economic growth.
Over the last few centuries, growth at all economic levels has been astounding, improving lives and prospects across the globe. Jones uses this story to help students understand long-run economics, including the production function, Solow Growth Theory, and concepts of inflation and unemployment. By understanding growth, students start to see short-run events as “wobbles” along a long-term curve.

The New data-rich Norton Illumine Ebook provides a superior learning experience.
Check Your Understanding questions, written by Jones, are placed strategically to support students where they are most likely to need help. Because the questions are generated by the author of the text, they are of exceptional quality and integrate seamlessly with the topical coverage. Country Snapshots also created by Jones present key macroeconomic statistics in graph and raw data form for more than 200 countries.