CoreMacroeconomics

What does CORE mean? CoreEconomicsis based on an extensive survey conducted by the author, Gerald Stone.nbsp; Professor Stone asked several hundred instructors which chapters of their principles books they actually cover in their courses. Two important points emerged: \2022One chapter/one week.nbsp;Instructors typically cover one chapter per week, or 15 chapters in a 15-week semester. \2022The majority of instructors teach the same 2/3 of a standard economics textbook. The overwhelming majority of instructors covers the same chapters in the bulk of their course and then spend minimal time covering additional chapters. Over 90% of professors cover a maximum of 15 chapters in their microeconomics or macroeconomics text, which typically includes 19-22 chapters. nbsp; Based on this he decided to write a textbook that covers the core topics of economics in the sequence they are most commonly taught. The result isCoreEconomics, a text that provides everything you need to cover in your course in one chapter per week at 2/3 the cost of the average principles of Economics text. nbsp; In this sense, \201Ccore\201D does not mean brief or abridged.nbsp; Rather, it means that the textbook contains the chapters that most instructors need, but very few additional chapters or special-interest topics, such as agricultural economics, urban economics, insurance, and risk.nbsp; nbsp; BecauseCoreEconomicsfocuses on the core principles, it includes very few boxes, sidebars, or additional features.nbsp; Rather, examples are incorporated into the main narrative of each chapter.nbsp; The result is a more satisfying reading and learning experience for the student.

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