About the lecture

In this module, we will give an overview of what policies governments use to achieve macroeconomic objectives. In particular, we will focus on: (i) the basic objectives of macroeconomic policy, including a discussion of price stability, low unemployment, good economic growth, environmental sustainability, and the distribution of income and wealth; (ii) price stability and what policy tools we use to achieve this objective, including discussion of fiscal policy and monetary policy; (iii) low unemployment and what policy tools we use to achieve this objective; and (iv) good economic growth and what policy tools we use to achieve this objective.

About the lecturer

Dr Paul Segal is a Reader in Economics of Development at King's College London. He specialises in researching global poverty and inequality, the economics of natural resources, and economic history. He has published widely within these areas, including Who Are the Global Top 1%? and The Economy: Economics for a Changing World. He has also written policy articles for FT.com and has collaborated with Oxfam Mexico to undertake empirical fieldwork in Mexico City, analysing multidimensional inequalities.