Macroeconomics is the analysis of the economy as a whole, or the analysis of large subdivisions of the economy. It is often said that "macroeconomics" is to "microeconomics" as "forest" is to "trees," that is, macroeconomics focuses on broader interactions while microeconomics focuses on smaller events. | Macroeconomics is the analysis of the economy as a whole, or the analysis of large subdivisions of the economy. It is often said that "macroeconomics" is to "microeconomics" as "forest" is to "trees," that is, macroeconomics focuses on broader interactions while microeconomics focuses on smaller events. |