e-Textbooks
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Economics: Theory Through ApplicationsFrom Saylor Academy
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Introduction to Economic AnalysisFrom Saylor Academy
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Macroeconomics: Theory, Markets, and PolicyFrom Saylor Academy
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Macroeconomics: Theory Through ApplicationsFrom Saylor Academy
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Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and ModelsFrom Saylor Academy
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Microeconomics: Theory Through ApplicationsFrom Saylor Academy
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Money and BankingFrom Open Textbook Library
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Principles of EconomicsFrom OpenStax
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Principles of EconomicsFrom Saylor Academy
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Principles of MacroeconomicsFrom OpenStax
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Principles of MacroeconomicsFrom Saylor Academy
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Principles of Managerial EconomicsFrom Saylor Academy
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Principles of MicroeconomicsFrom Saylor Academy
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Principles of MicroeconomicsFrom OpenStax
Open Course Library
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Saylor Foundation
Saylor offers free courses as modules that can be incorporated into your class or used as supplemental material.
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ECON101: Principles of MicroeconomicsProvides a basic understanding of microeconomic principles. Analyzes the economic factors influencing decisions made at the individual level, after evaluating resources, costs, and tradeoffs.
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ECON102: Principles of MacroeconomicsExploration of the factors that impact the overall performance of economies. The course focuses on public policies helping and hindering the achievement of intended outcomes, such as reducing unemployment or increasing trade.
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ECON201: Intermediate MicroeconomicsRigorous introduction to resource allocation in a market economy, with particular emphasis on supply and demand interaction, utility maximization, profit maximization, elasticity, perfect competition, monopoly power, imperfect competition, and game theory.
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ECON202: Intermediate MacroeconomicsAdvanced treatment of the dynamics of the macro-economy, which includes topics related to the determination of aggregate output, the determination of the interest rate, business cycle theories and stabilization, the stock market, household and firm behavior in the macro-economy, and debates in macroeconomics.
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ECON307: International TradeDetailed survey of the theory behind international trade, trade policy issues, and the implications of tariffs and non-tariff barriers for trade and welfare. Covers theory of exchange rates, international finance, and global capital market.
Games
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Food Force: A video game aiding world hungerStudents analyze current global social problems and their relationship to world hunger and economics. The goal of this project is to give students the opportunity to play Food Force and reflect upon their experiences in a discussion forum. Students gain perspective of providing food to hunger stricken regions of the world by playing Food Force. Students empathize with UN organizers and their efforts to conduct food relief.
Other Resources
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Supply and DemandDescribe the market relationships between buyers and sellers of a good or service. These tutorials describe the various concepts and aspects of supply and demand, as a basis for further discussions of deeper economic ideas.