macroeconomics
Analysis of aggregate economic phenomena -- GDP measurement, inflation dynamics, unemployment theory, monetary policy (central banks, interest rates, money supply), fiscal policy (government spending, taxation, debt), and the business cycle. Covers Keynesian, monetarist, and new classical perspectives. Use when analyzing national or global economic conditions, policy debates, economic growth, recessions, or the interaction between monetary and fiscal authorities.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill macroeconomics --agent claude-code
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What it does
The skill instructs the agent to analyze aggregate economic phenomena, covering GDP measurement, inflation dynamics, unemployment theory, monetary policy (central banks, interest rates, money supply), fiscal policy (government spending, taxation, debt), and the business cycle. It frames analysis across Keynesian, monetarist, and new classical perspectives and advises use in evaluating national/global conditions, policy debates, growth, recessions, and monetary-fiscal interactions.
How it works
The agent is guided to discuss topics in a structured macroeconomics format:
- GDP and National Accounting: define GDP, present the three approaches (expenditure, income, production), real vs nominal, and note limitations; provide worked example and GDP per capita/PPP considerations.
- Inflation: define inflation, causes (demand-pull, cost-push, built-in), the quantity theory of money, the Phillips curve, and inflation costs.
- Unemployment: describe types (frictional, structural, cyclical), natural rate concept, Okun's law, hysteresis, and labour-force participation nuances with worked examples.
- Monetary Policy: outline central bank tools (open market operations, policy rate, reserve requirements, unconventional tools), transmission mechanism, Taylor rule, liquidity trap, Hayek critique, worked example, and central bank independence.
- Fiscal Policy: enumerate instruments, the multiplier concept, automatic stabilizers, Ricardian equivalence, and fiscal sustainability with examples.
- The Business Cycle: cover AD-AS, IS-LM, Real Business Cycle, Keynesian debate, and Minsky’s financial instability with its implications. The instruction uses precise terminology and provides concrete concepts, models, and historical exemplars (e.g., Taylor rule formula, 2022 inflation example) as stated.
When to use it
Use when analyzing national or global economic conditions, policy debates, economic growth, recessions, or the interaction between monetary and fiscal authorities.
What it can touch
No explicit tool or script invocation appears in the provided content beyond standard macroeconomic concepts. The skill references tools only in broad policy terms and does not list executable commands or file touches.
Caveats
The content presents multiple theoretical perspectives (Keynesian, monetarist, new classical) and notes limitations (limitations of GDP as welfare measure, natural rate estimates, and lags in policy transmission). It provides worked examples and caveats about applicability (e.g., Taylor rule not followed mechanically, long and variable policy lags).
# Macroeconomics Macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole -- aggregate output, employment, and the price level rather than individual markets or firms. Its central questions are: Why do economies grow? Why do they sometimes contract? What can policy do about it? The field was essentially created by Keynes's response to the Great Depression and has since expanded into a multi-school debate about the roles of government, central banks, and markets in stabilizing economic activity. **Agent affinity:** keynes (aggregate demand, fiscal policy, liquidity trap), hayek (monetary policy critique, spontaneous order), varian (pedagogical exposition) **Concept IDs:** econ-gdp-growth, econ-inflation, econ-unemployment, econ-fiscal-policy, econ-banking-system, econ-interest-rates ## The Macroeconomics Toolbox at a Glance | # | Topic | Core question | Key framework | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | GDP and national accounting | How do we measure economic output? | Expenditure, income, and production approaches | | 2 | Inflation | Why do prices rise and what does it cost? | Quantity theory, Phillips curve, expectations | | 3 | Unemployment | Why can't everyone who wants work find it? | Natural rate,
- The Macroeconomics Toolbox at a Glance
- Topic 1 -- GDP and National Accounting
- Topic 2 -- Inflation
- Topic 3 -- Unemployment
- Topic 4 -- Monetary Policy
- Topic 5 -- Fiscal Policy
- Topic 6 -- The Business Cycle
- Topic 7 -- Growth Theory
- Decision Heuristics
- Common Mistakes
- Cross-References
- Historical Context
- Study Path
- References
What does the macroeconomics skill do?
Analysis of aggregate economic phenomena -- GDP measurement, inflation dynamics, unemployment theory, monetary policy (central banks, interest rates, money supply), fiscal policy (government spending, taxation, debt), and the business cycle. Covers Keynesian, monetarist, and new classical perspectives. Use when analyzing national or global economic conditions, policy debates, economic growth, recessions, or the interaction between monetary and fiscal authorities.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill macroeconomics --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.