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Economics for a changing world. The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics is now available online. It's free. Visit our website.
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...
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...
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...
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
🇪🇸 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
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
What happens when minimum wage rises? CORE Economist in Action @arindube.bsky.social's research has been featured in The @newyorker.com by @johncassidysays.bsky.social. Read John's article below, or watch Arin's EinA video to learn more: 📰 www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin... 🎥 youtu.be/99ZTpN5R3mk?...
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...
The 2026 CORE Econ Workshop is this month. We’re gathering at @lborouniversity.bsky.social for two days of insightful sessions and conversations with the CORE community. Don’t miss it!
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.
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...
📢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...
