34 Economics
Economics (ECO)
The Economy∗
COREecon
2017
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
This open textbook functions as a standard introduction-to-economics text.
Formats: Online
Includes: Exercises and videos
Suggested for:
ECO 1102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECO 1104 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECO 1302 Contemporary Macroeconomics Issues
ECO 1304 Contemporary Microeconomics Issues
Principles of Macroeconomic Literacy∗
John Scott (University of North Georgia)
2015
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Principles of Macroeconomic Literacy emphasizes basic economic concepts such as value and cost in developing macroeconomic ideas. Students learn concepts involving credit markets, economic planning, and money through short fictional stories in which characters interact in an attempt to make themselves better off. Where many texts put the student in the position of an imagined macroeconomic policy dictator, Principles of Macroeconomic Literacy attempts to make macroeconomics comprehensible to students who live every day.
Formats: PDF
Includes: Thinking exercises
Suggested for:
ECO 1102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics∗
Douglas Curtis (Trent University) and Ian Irvine (Concordia University)(Lyryx)
Version 2020A
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Principles of Macroeconomics is an adaptation of the text, Macroeconomics: Theory, Markets, and Policy by D. Curtis and I. Irvine, and presents a complete and concise examination of introductory macroeconomics theory and policy suitable for a first introductory course. Examples are domestic and international in their subject matter and are of the modern era — financial markets, monetary and fiscal policies aimed at inflation and debt control, globalization and the importance of trade flows in economic structure, and concerns about slow growth and the risk of deflation, are included. This text is intended for a one-semester course, and can be used in a two-semester sequence with the companion text, Principles of Microeconomics. The three introductory chapters are common to both books.
Formats: Online, PDF, and EPUB
Includes: Instructor resources, student resources, examples, exercises, solutions, summaries, and simulations
Reviews: eCampusOntario Open Library – BCcampus
Suggested for:
ECO 1102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics∗
Douglas Curtis (Trent University) and Ian Irvine (Concordia University) (Lyryx)
Version 2020A
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Principles of Microeconomics is an adaptation of the text, Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and Models by D. Curtis and I. Irvine, which provides concise yet complete coverage of introductory microeconomic theory, application and policy in a Canadian and global environment. This adaptation employs methods that use equations sparingly and do not utilize calculus. The key issues in most chapters are analyzed by introducing a numerical example or case study at the outset. Students are introduced immediately to the practice of taking a data set, examining it numerically, plotting it, and again analyzing the material in that form. The end-of-chapter problems involve numerical and graphical analysis, and a small number of problems in each chapter involve solving simple linear equations (intersecting straight lines). However, a sufficient number of questions is provided for the student to test understanding of the material without working through that subset of questions. This text is intended for a one-semester course, and can be used in a two-semester sequence with the companion text, Principles of Macroeconomics. The three introductory chapters are common to both books.
Formats: Online, PDF, and EPUB
Includes: Instructor resources, student resources, examples, exercises, solutions, summaries, and simulations
Reviews: Open Textbook Library – BCcampus
Suggested for:
ECO 1104 Introduction to Microeconomics
Principles of Economics – 2nd Edition∗
Timothy Taylor (Macalester College), Steven A. Greenlaw (University of Mary Washington), and Eric Dodge (Hanover College) (OpenStax)
2017
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This economics text has been positively-reviewed and has been successfully adopted by other faculty. It covers introductory concepts in economics, from elasticity to inflation. Principles of Economics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters.
Formats: Online, PDF, iBooks, and Kindle; online LibreTexts versions (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics)
Includes: Instructor resources, student resources, applications, summaries, exercises, solutions, and group activities
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
Suggested for:
ECO 1102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECO 1104 Introduction to Microeconomics
Economy, Society, and Public Policy∗
COREecon
2017
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
An economics text that has been specifically designed for students from social science, public policy, business and management, engineering, biology, and other disciplines, who are not economics majors. The book is also being used successfully in courses for economics, business, and public policy majors, as well as in economics modules for Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), and masters’ courses in Public Policy.
Formats: Online
Includes: Exercises and videos
Suggested for:
ECO 1192 Engineering Economics [as supplementary resource]
