2016 by Erik Dean et al.
Takes a pluralistic approach to the standard topics of an introductory microeconomics course. Builds on the neoclassical material of OpenStax Principles of Economics , adding content from heterodox economic thought. Emphasizing the importance of pluralism and critical thinking, the text presents the method and theory of neoclassical economics alongside alternatives in both. Contrasting definitions of economics are discussed in the context of the various ways in which neoclassical and heterodox economists study the subject. The same approach is taken in the study of consumption, production, and market exchange, as well as in the applied theory chapters. Historical and contemporary examples are given throughout, and both theory and application are presented with a balanced approach.
Instructors may contact Open Oregon Educational Resources for quiz question test banks associated with each chapter.
2019 by Patrick M. Emerson, Oregon State University.
A comprehensive microeconomic theory text that uses real world policy questions to illustrate the material in each chapter. Covers the entire scope of traditional microeconomic theory and includes two mathematical approaches, allowing instructors to teach the material with or without calculus. Real-world policy topics introducing each subject will help students engage with the material and facilitate learning not only the concepts, but their importance and application.
Updated 2022 by Steven A. Greenlaw, University of Mary Washington, David Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University. Covers the scope of most introductory microeconomics courses. The text includes many current examples. A balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts,
Updated 2020 by Doug Curtis and Ian Irvine.
An adaptation of the textbook, 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 global environment.
Employs methods that use equations sparingly and do not utilize calculus. The key issues 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. Includes end-of-chapter problems.
2020 by Humberto Barreto, DePauw University.
Different from most microeconomics itextbooks in three ways:
Applies the recipe of the economic approach in every example.
Uses concrete examples via Microsoft Excel in every application, which enables the reader to manipulate live graphs and learn numerical methods of optimization.
The majority of the content is in the Excel workbooks which the reader uses to create meaning.
2011 by Russell Cooper, European University Institute, Andrew John, Melbourne Business School.
Centers on student needs through two premises: students are motivated to study economics if they see that it relates to their own lives. and students learn best from an inductive approach, in which they are first confronted with a problem, and then led through the process of solving that problem.
Applications Ahead of Theory
Learning through Repetition: Important tools appear over and over again.
A Student's Table of Contents.
