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The Economy 2.0

Economics for a changing world

An open-access textbook for any first course in economics, whether principles, micro, or macro.

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The Economy 2.0 is a complete introduction to economics and the economy. It's student-centred and motivated by real-world problems and real-world data. The Economy 1.0 is CORE Econ’s original textbook, still available.

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Interactive questions

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Index of concepts

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Visualising global inequality

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Behind the book

We are a cooperative of knowledge producers committed to free digital access to The Economy.

We want as many people as possible to be able to reason about, and act to address, the challenges of the twenty-first century economy, society, and biosphere. Our hope is that the best of economics can become part of how all citizens understand and seek to address the problems that we confront.

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