The difference is not as clear as it used to be, since much of modern macroeconomics has emphasized microeconomic foundations, and has constructed general equilibrium models of macroeconomic fluctuations.
而今这一区别已不再如此明晰，因为众多现代宏观经济学家都强调微观经济学基础，并建立了宏观经济波动的一般均衡模型。