THE REAL ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN 12 Production and Growth 13 Saving, Investment, and the Financial System 14 The Basic Tools of Finance 15 Unemployment These chapters describe the forces that in the long run determine key real variables, including growth in GDP, saving, investment, real interest rates, and unemployment. MONEY AND PRICES IN THE LONG RUN 16 The Monetary System 17 Money Growth and Inflation The monetary system is crucial in determining the long-run behavior of the price level, the inflation rate, and other nominal variables
