Money Matters is a comprehensive guide to the basic principles of macroeconomics. It provides a nuanced yet in-depth understanding of the linkages between financial markets and the real economy.

The book covers a wide range of topics integral to both the Indian and the global economies. Beginning with a basic theoretical discussion on macroeconomics, it eases the reader into the exploration of the more advanced concepts.

Some of the important concepts discussed in the book are:

- Fundamentals of Macroeconomics, money market, goods and services market.
- Reserve Bank of India, money creation, supply and demand, interest rate determination, inflation and unemployment, etc.
- International trade and foreign exchange.
- Subprime mortgage crisis, global economic crisis and impact on India.
Written in a lucid and jargon-free manner, the text helps the reader understand the linkages between the theoretical aspects of financial markets and the actual economic developments across the globe.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Economic Context of Business Activity
Market Forces
What is Macroeconomics?
Goods and Services Market
Money Market
Inflation and Value of Money
Unemployment
International Trade
Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, and GDP
Aggregate Demand and Supply
Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Appendix A: Understanding Graphs and Equations
Appendix B: Data
Notes
Glossary
Index
About the Author

Author Bio:
Murali Iyengar is Executive Vice President of Quality and Training at Cherokee Nation Industries, Stilwell, Oklahoma, USA. He has a PhD in Economics with specialization in Game Theory from the University of Michigan, USA.
Dr. Iyengar has been a faculty member in the Department of Economics and the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, from 1983 to 1988; University of Tulsa, USA, from 1988 to 1995; and the School for International Training, Vermont, USA, from 1996 to 1997. He has also lectured at various institutes in India, Japan and Australia between 1994 and 2008
From 1997 to 2001, he worked as a management consultant on Wall Street with clients such as Citicorp, Goldman Sachs, Bank of New York, and other Fortune 100 companies. Later, he worked at Williams from 2001 to 2006 and Conoco Phillips from 2006 to 2007, both internationally reputed oil and natural gas companies