1. Macroeconomic essentials -- 2. Booms and recessions (I): the Keynesian cross -- 3. Money, interest rates and the global economy -- 4. Exchange rates and the balance of payments -- 5. Booms and recessions (II): the national economy -- 6. Enter aggregate supply -- 7. Booms and recessions (III): aggregate supply and demand -- 8. Booms and recessions (IV): dynamic aggregate supply and demand -- 9. Economic growth (I): basics -- 10. Economic growth (II): advanced issues -- 11. Endogenous economic policy -- 12. The European Monetary System and Euroland at work -- 13. Inflation and central bank independence -- 14. Budget deficits and public debt -- 15. Unemployment and growth -- App. A primer in econometrics.