volkswirtschaftlicher

Volkswirtschaftlicher is a German adjective meaning pertaining to the national economy or macroeconomics. It is formed from Volkswirtschaft (the national economy) and is used to describe concepts, policies, measures, or analyses that concern the economy as a whole rather than individual firms or markets.

In usage, the ending of volkswirtschaftlich/volkswirtschaftlicher changes with gender, case, and number. Common examples include volkswirtschaftliche Lage (macro-economic situation), volkswirtschaftlicher Zweck (macroeconomic purpose), and volkswirtschaftliche Politik (macro policy). The term frequently appears in technical or policy contexts, such as volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnung, the System of National Accounts, or volkswirtschaftliche Analyse, which refer to macro-level accounting and analysis.

Relation to volkswirtschaftslehre: The word is closely tied to macroeconomics, the study of the economy at an aggregate level. Volkswirtschaftslehre (economics in the macro sense) contrasts with microeconomics, which focuses on individual agents and markets. The noun Volkswirtschaft denotes the national economy as a system, while volkswirtschaftlich describes phenomena or actions related to that system.

Usage notes: In German, volkswirtschaftlich is often preferred in formal or academic language when the focus is the whole economy. In translations, it is commonly rendered as macroeconomic or national-economy oriented, depending on context. The term should not be confused with wirtschaftlich in a more general sense, which can refer to economics or financial matters without a macroeconomic emphasis.