Analysis of a country's economy as a whole. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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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 a whole country or the whole of a particular industry:
• The influence of macroeconomics dominates the policy-making of a majority of the world's governments.
— compare microeconomics — macroeconomic adjective [only before a noun] :
• macroeconomic analysis
— macroeconomist noun [countable] :
• Most macroeconomists agree it is foolish to move rapidly between high and low rates of monetary growth.
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macroeconomics UK US /ˌmækrəʊˌIːkəˈnɒmɪks/ noun [U] ECONOMICS
► the study of the financial and economic systems of a country or an industry: »
He currently teaches courses in macroeconomics.
»Their research activity concentrates on international macroeconomics.
»She's written a book on the macroeconomics of developing countries.
Financial and business terms. 2012.