CORE Econ

Chapters 1–4 out now! Understanding our Economy, CORE's textbook for beginners and students at two-year and four-year colleges and universities in North America, is online. Covers the environment, climate, inequality, cost of living & more. Read it free: books.core-econ.org/understandin...

Attention Test Bank users: CORE’s Test Bank now has a ‘Report a problem’ link on every question, so you can flag an error in a few seconds. Our blog explains how it works, what happens to your report, where corrections are published, and what else is new: www.core-econ.org/spotted-an-e...

Units 4 to 7 of The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics, translated by a team at @fudanuniversity.bsky.social, are now available in Chinese. They cover social dilemmas, property and power, and how firms deal with employees and customers: books.core-econ.org/the-economy/...

CORE’s real-world approach to economics led Madhuri Kamtam to research her mother’s job. We spoke with Madhuri to find out more about her journey from rural India, being a first-generation student, and the hidden barriers students face in the classroom: www.core-econ.org/madhuri-kamt...

Anna Poerbonegoro's department is moving its Micro Principles courses to CORE in phases, with The Economy 2.0 used for everything by 2028–29. A useful read for anyone wondering what switching from a traditional textbook to CORE looks like in practice: www.core-econ.org/translating-...

The first two Units of CORE's The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics are now available in Korean. We spoke with translation lead Jung-Kyoo Choi to find out more about translating economic terms and why Korean books credit translators on the cover: www.core-econ.org/crediting-th...

Why doesn't #inflation catch up with demand right away? CORE's new Phillips curve experiment lets students find out, by setting prices themselves. Access it at zero cost as part of Experiencing Economics on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/experiencing...

Delighted to see CORE author @arjunjayadev.bsky.social's new book, Against Money (co-authored with @jwmason.bsky.social), reviewed in Nature. Congratulations! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📢 Calling all instructors 📢 The Test Bank for The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics is now available on the CORE website. Log in with your instructor account to access ready-made, auto-gradable questions, with explanatory feedback for every macro unit: books.core-econ.org/test-bank/in...

Peter Nunez has built a free AI tutor for CORE's The Economy 2.0 that asks guiding questions rather than handing over answers. We spoke with Peter about the project and what's next: www.core-econ.org/an-ai-tutor-...

The first four chapters of Understanding Our Economy, CORE's new textbook, are live. Our blog breaks down how it differs from The Economy 2.0, who it's for, and what's taught in chapters one to four. www.core-econ.org/cores-new-te...

The UK's new devolution plans hand mayors a share of income tax for the first time. CORE director Wendy Carlin says this "creates a welcome growth incentive that grant-based finance lacks" but the real test is redistribution. Read more via @uclpolicylab.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

CORE Insights updates: - The Spanish translation of 'A world of differences' is now available from the Insights homepage. - @paulsegal.bsky.social's inflation video has been added to his Insight. - Exercise answers are now in the 'extra resources' section. books.core-econ.org/insights/

"Knowledge is truly democratic. It exists everywhere." Meet Jovera Shakeel, CORE's new intern, LUMS & Oxford economist, founder of Muktalif (an e-commerce platform for marginalised Pakistani artisans), now working on Understanding our Economy: www.core-econ.org/knowledge-is...

🇪🇸 La economía 2.0: macroeconomía has been added to CORE's Android app, alongside Microeconomía. Download it and read both volumes on the go: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Still teaching The Economy 1.0? Antonio Cabrales & Humberto Llavador make the case for switching in our extended interview about the Spanish translation of 2.0: "2.0 has managed to extend the models while simplifying the explanation". Read here: www.core-econ.org/where-englis... #EconEd

A great piece from @ucstonecenter.bsky.social looking at the many invaluable contributions CORE co-founder Sam Bowles has made to economics education: stonecenter.uchicago.edu/news-insight...

🇪🇸 A world of differences: an introduction to inequality, the CORE Insight by Suresh Naidu, Rajiv Sethi, and Sarah Thomas is now available in Spanish. Learn about the meaning, measurement, and implications of economic inequality. Free here: www.core-econ.org/wp-content/u... #inequality

3,600+ US economists and 28 Nobel laureates back carbon taxes. The public doesn’t. Our new Doing Economics project hands students the survey-experiment data to ask why. By David Hope, Julian Limberg, and Eileen Tipoe. Find out more: books.core-econ.org/doing-econom...

“The Economy 2.0” from @coreecon.bsky.social is now available in two paperback volumes, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, from Hackett Publishing. Learn more and order instructor examination copies on the Hackett website (link in bio).

Unlike the Finnish translation, some terms are staying in English in CORE's Bahasa Indonesia translation. Anna explains, "you can translate word-for-word if you want to, but the end result is ridiculous." Read the latest about the Indonesian translation: www.core-econ.org/translating-...

"Students sometimes feel like they're the problem… when really the issue is the way the material is being presented." Better grades, more confidence. Jorge Kawas discusses introducing CORE at Unitec, Honduras's largest private university: www.core-econ.org/better-grade... #EconEd

Friend of CORE Suresh Naidu has co-authored a working paper titled “The Economic Geography of American Slavery”. In it, he asks what the antebellum American economy would have looked like without slavery. It’s available via @nber.org. Fascinating and well worth a read: www.nber.org/papers/w34356

A randomised study of 6,000 students in Uruguay found students taught with CORE were around 60% less likely to rely on private economics tutoring. Find out more about Pablo Blanchard, Elisa Failache & co's evaluation of CORE: www.core-econ.org/evaluating-c... #EconEd

🇪🇸 La economía 2.0: macroeconomía is complete! Thanks to our translators Jose Izquierdo, Dulcinea Otero-Piñeiro, & editors Luz Marina Arias, Antonio Cabrales, Juan Camilo Cardenas, Humberto Llavador, and Francesc Trillas. Read it on the CORE website: tinyco.re/7394762

Deadline reminder: 22 May. CORE Econ & Stone Centre Network Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. Apply & find out more here 👉 tinyco.re/6548441

"A class of 800... many expressed deep concern that they've lost the ability to read and write on their own". CORE director Wendy Carlin speaks with Anya Pearson on AI and the current state of economics education for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/in-the-... #EconEd

New research: students taught with CORE are less likely to pay for private #microeconomics tutoring than peers in non-CORE courses. They also attend class more often and are more likely to study in groups. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Calling all introductory #economics teachers. CORE's Experiencing Economics makes running classroom experiments easy, with step-by-step guides for students and instructors. It's available for free and has a fresh new look. Give it a try here: books.core-econ.org/experiencing...

We’re hiring a CORE and Stone Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. More details and how to apply: tinyco.re/3618199

How can climate justice inform policy design and global climate negotiations? A new CORE Insight from Benjamín Leiva, Edwin Castellanos, @drdebbieley.bsky.social, and Pascal Girot, explores this pressing question. Read it here: books.core-econ.org/insights/cli...

The 2026 CORE Econ Workshop is now underway. A warm thank you to participants, many joining us from abroad, and to our colleagues at @lborouniversity.bsky.social for their invaluable support.

Young Economist of the Year 2026 is now open! UK students can put forward their ideas on the major economic challenges shaping our world. A great initiative from: @discoverecon.bsky.social. Learn more: www.discovereconomics.co.uk/young-econom... @resmedia.bsky.social @kpmguk.bsky.social

📢 New podcast 📢 Friend of CORE Simon Johnson (@simonrjohnson.bsky.social) & Gary Gensler cover Iran, Greenland, prediction markets, AI and more. Power and Consequences is a masterclass in how economics meets the real world, essential for anyone with an interest in the subject. pod.link/1879498704

"Traditional textbooks usually don’t communicate what we’ve learned about behavioural economics, which is something that CORE emphasises a lot". Janneth Zegarra (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru) reflects on teaching with CORE in Peru: www.core-econ.org/rethinking-e...

What do people think causes #inflation? @s-stantcheva.bsky.social's surveys reveal the gulf between how economists & the public understand inflation. Learn more in this Economist in Action video: youtu.be/orXTKWsP74o?... Made possible by @uolondon.bsky.social & the Convocation Trust.

Anna Farina Poerbonegoro, Parahyangan Catholic University, explains how she initiated her department’s transition to CORE, while simultaneously leading a project to translate The Economy. Read more: www.core-econ.org/rewriting-ec.... More updates to follow as the project progresses.

How important is information in the labour market? In this Economist in Action video, Anna Vitali discusses her research into job markets in emerging economies where the flow of information between job seekers and firms looking for workers is limited youtu.be/oFGsksIFd8g?...

What drives vulnerability to #poverty, and what helps reduce it? A new Insight by @aalvarezgallo.bsky.social, @jccarden.bsky.social, Jeanna A. Martínez, & Paula A. Remicio explores key risk factors and effective poverty-mitigation strategies. Read it here books.core-econ.org/insights/vul...

Can social mistrust be a permanent barrier to growth? Leonard Wantchekon discusses how the Atlantic slave trade created a culture of mistrust that still hampers economic cooperation & #GDP growth. Thanks to University of London & the Convocation Trust for their partnership. youtu.be/qvasGLLf7cA?...

📢Instructors, researchers & graduate students: interested in the evolution of economics education? The CORE Econ 2026 Workshop at @lborouniversity.bsky.social is for you. Sessions include: The Economy 2.0 CORE + AI New CORE Econ books …and more. Join us and our community in Loughborough next month.

Quality matters. That’s why our quality control goes far beyond typical publishing projects. Get a behind-the-scenes look in our free, searchable publishing documentation: www.core-econ.org/cores-publis...

Registrations are open for the 2026 CORE Workshop at @lborouniversity.bsky.social. Secure your spot and check out the full programme here: tinyco.re/2026Workshop

When GenAI can solve problem sets in seconds, how should teaching change? Wendy Carlin joins Tim Phillips @talknormal.co.uk on the @cepr.org VoxTalks Economics podcast to discuss how economics instructors can adapt. Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/882797...