<p>I am planning to use Gregory Mankiw's <a href="https://store.macmillanlearning.com/us/product/Macroeconomics/p/1319105998" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Macroeconomics</em></a> (not to be confused with his <em>Principles of Economics</em>) for self-studying macroeconomics, along with David Weil's <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1138568449" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Economic Growth</em></a>. As you can see, Greg Mankiw's macroeconomics textbook is currently in its tenth edition. However, the only copy I have is of the <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Macroeconomics-N-Gregory-Mankiw/dp/9386668424/ref=asc_df_9386668424/?tag=googleshopmob-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=397043648623&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=6060487756944336755&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=m&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9300972&amp;hvtargid=pla-836688003779&amp;psc=1&amp;ext_vrnc=hi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">fourth edition</a>.</p>
<p>What are the differences between the two editions? Specifically, are there new topics that have been added (if so, how important are they for a first introduction to economics?), major additions to existing topics, or topics that have been removed entirely?</p>
<p>My background is that I am currently reading Hal A. Varian's <em>Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach</em> and working through his <em>Workouts in Intermediate Microeconomics</em>.</p>

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Your first link will show the contents of the 10th edition.  Compare that to the contents of your 4th edition and see if you care.  I would guess that if the earlier version covers for example the world financial crisis of 2007-2008, then you might decide that there is not a big enough difference to justify paying for a new version.
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What's the difference between Gregory Mankiw's "Macroeconomics" 4th ed. and 10th ed.?
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# What's the difference between Gregory Mankiw's "Macroeconomics" 4th ed. and 10th ed.?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-28)

I am planning to use Gregory Mankiw's [*Macroeconomics*](https://store.macmillanlearning.com/us/product/Macroeconomics/p/1319105998) (not to be confused with his *Principles of Economics*) for self-studying macroeconomics, along with David Weil's [*Economic Growth*](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1138568449). As you can see, Greg Mankiw's macroeconomics textbook is currently in its tenth edition. However, the only copy I have is of the [fourth edition](https://www.amazon.in/Macroeconomics-N-Gregory-Mankiw/dp/9386668424/ref=asc_df_9386668424/?tag=googleshopmob-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=397043648623&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6060487756944336755&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9300972&hvtargid=pla-836688003779&psc=1&ext_vrnc=hi).

What are the differences between the two editions? Specifically, are there new topics that have been added (if so, how important are they for a first introduction to economics?), major additions to existing topics, or topics that have been removed entirely?

My background is that I am currently reading Hal A. Varian's *Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach* and working through his *Workouts in Intermediate Microeconomics*.

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> **username_1**: Your first link will show the contents of the 10th edition.  Compare that to the contents of your 4th edition and see if you care.  I would guess that if the earlier version covers for example the world financial crisis of 2007-2008, then you might decide that there is not a big enough difference to justify paying for a new version.  

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