The COVID-19 pandemic and the shocks of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis show how linked economies have become. While continuing to feature the strongest coverage of growth in the market, Jones now examines our global, interconnected economy with examples from the COVID-19 recession, the Great Recession, and other worldwide events. Students can reinforce their understanding of key concepts through Check Your Understanding questions with rich, answer-specific feedback, written by Chad Jones himself, in the Norton Illumine Ebook.

Introduction to Economic Growth, Fourth Edition is the only text to synthesize the research and thinking on growth in a way that is accessible to undergraduates. Highlights of this thorough revision are its emphasis and discussion of recent advancements in how we understand our economy of ideas and updates to show how core models—Romer, Solow, and Schumpeter— impact decision making.