🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

macroeconomia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: macroeconomia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Macroeconomics/ˌmækroʊɪˈkɒnəmɪks/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I principi di macroeconomia sono essenziali per capire la crisi."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of economics that studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole, focusing on aggregate changes such as unemployment, growth rate, gross domestic product, and inflation.

    "Her university course in macroeconomics covered fiscal policy, inflation, and national income determination."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'macroeconomics' is derived from the Greek word 'makros', meaning 'large', combined with 'economics', which comes from the Greek 'oikonomia', meaning 'management of a household'. The term began to gain prominence in the mid-20th century as economists sought to analyze the economy as a whole rather than focusing solely on individual markets.

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