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Economics for a changing world.
The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics is now available online. It's free. Visit our website.
The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics is now available online. It's free. Visit our website.
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
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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...
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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...
Congratulations to CORE Director Wendy Carlin, who has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The honour recognises Wendy's dedication to making economics education accessible to all through CORE's free, open-source teaching resources 🎉
@ucl.ac.uk @ucleconomics.bsky.social
@ucl.ac.uk @ucleconomics.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Congratulations to CORE Director Wendy Carlin, who has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The honour recognises Wendy's dedication to making economics education accessible to all through CORE's free, open-source teaching resources 🎉
@ucl.ac.uk @ucleconomics.bsky.social
@ucl.ac.uk @ucleconomics.bsky.social
Meet Beatrice Mbinya 🇰🇪, the Kenyan economist featured in the preface of The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics. Beatrice spoke with us about her journey studying economics in Kenya, and finding her passion for economics through CORE’s macro textbook: www.core-econ.org/meet-beatric...
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Meet Beatrice Mbinya 🇰🇪, the Kenyan economist featured in the preface of The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics. Beatrice spoke with us about her journey studying economics in Kenya, and finding her passion for economics through CORE’s macro textbook: www.core-econ.org/meet-beatric...
Learn how to access 1000+ FREE test bank questions for The Economy 1.0 & 2.0. Huge thanks to @ucl.ac.uk's Ramin Nassehi for this fantastic walkthrough video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJM...
UCL's Ramin Nassehi explains how to use CORE's test bank
YouTube video by CORE Econ
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December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Learn how to access 1000+ FREE test bank questions for The Economy 1.0 & 2.0. Huge thanks to @ucl.ac.uk's Ramin Nassehi for this fantastic walkthrough video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zJM...
To celebrate the full release of CORE’s The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics, Professor Stephen Wright (University of London) guides you through the key themes of Units 6, 7, and 9. Thank you, Stephen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGsq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGsq...
Stephen Wright introduces CORE's The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics Units 6, 7 and 9
YouTube video by CORE Econ
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December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
To celebrate the full release of CORE’s The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics, Professor Stephen Wright (University of London) guides you through the key themes of Units 6, 7, and 9. Thank you, Stephen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGsq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGsq...
To celebrate the complete release of CORE’s The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics, Nobel laureate Simon Johnson (simonrjohnson.bsky.social) takes you to London Paddington Station for a rapid-fire history lesson illustrating the key themes of Units 9 and 10. Thanks Simon!
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
To celebrate the complete release of CORE’s The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics, Nobel laureate Simon Johnson (simonrjohnson.bsky.social) takes you to London Paddington Station for a rapid-fire history lesson illustrating the key themes of Units 9 and 10. Thanks Simon!
📢 Thanks to our friends at Fudan University, the Chinese translation of The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics Units 1–3 is now complete! Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/the-economy/...
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📢 Thanks to our friends at Fudan University, the Chinese translation of The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics Units 1–3 is now complete! Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/the-economy/...
🎉New CORE Insight 🎉 Rosa Abraham & Amit Basole discuss how structural change occurs in the dual economies of low- and middle-income countries, and the role of economic policies and civil society efforts in promoting this transition. Read here: books.core-econ.org/insights/inf...
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🎉New CORE Insight 🎉 Rosa Abraham & Amit Basole discuss how structural change occurs in the dual economies of low- and middle-income countries, and the role of economic policies and civil society efforts in promoting this transition. Read here: books.core-econ.org/insights/inf...
🎉 Units 9 & 10 are now live!
With their release, CORE's The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics is now complete. As with all CORE materials, it's freely available on the CORE website.
With their release, CORE's The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics is now complete. As with all CORE materials, it's freely available on the CORE website.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🎉 Units 9 & 10 are now live!
With their release, CORE's The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics is now complete. As with all CORE materials, it's freely available on the CORE website.
With their release, CORE's The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics is now complete. As with all CORE materials, it's freely available on the CORE website.
📢 Calling all researchers! 📢 Don’t miss your last chance to submit a paper for the International Economic Association World Congress. Many from the CORE community will be presenting. Join them by submitting before Saturday, Nov 15.
More info here: ieawc2026.org/submission/
More info here: ieawc2026.org/submission/
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📢 Calling all researchers! 📢 Don’t miss your last chance to submit a paper for the International Economic Association World Congress. Many from the CORE community will be presenting. Join them by submitting before Saturday, Nov 15.
More info here: ieawc2026.org/submission/
More info here: ieawc2026.org/submission/
Test your knowledge of #inequality. CORE author Sam Bowles has co-authored a new book of problem sets packed with real-world data. Sam explains how the book helps students learn more about the things they care about.
openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Test your knowledge of #inequality. CORE author Sam Bowles has co-authored a new book of problem sets packed with real-world data. Sam explains how the book helps students learn more about the things they care about.
openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
🎉 New CORE Insight 🎉 Maria Laura Alzua (CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina and Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), Kenya) explores the challenge of improving public health in the Global South. Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/insights/pub...
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎉 New CORE Insight 🎉 Maria Laura Alzua (CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina and Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), Kenya) explores the challenge of improving public health in the Global South. Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/insights/pub...
How can we teach economists to think ethically and critically? 🌍 The TREES team at Uniandes is using CORE resources develop new exercises — and they would love you to contribute: www.core-econ.org/trees-projec...
#EthicalEconomics #CriticalThinking #GlobalSouth
#EthicalEconomics #CriticalThinking #GlobalSouth
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
How can we teach economists to think ethically and critically? 🌍 The TREES team at Uniandes is using CORE resources develop new exercises — and they would love you to contribute: www.core-econ.org/trees-projec...
#EthicalEconomics #CriticalThinking #GlobalSouth
#EthicalEconomics #CriticalThinking #GlobalSouth
📢Save the date📢
CORE Econ Workshop 2026
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
www.core-econ.org/announcing-t...
Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March 2026
CORE Econ Workshop 2026
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
www.core-econ.org/announcing-t...
Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March 2026
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📢Save the date📢
CORE Econ Workshop 2026
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
www.core-econ.org/announcing-t...
Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March 2026
CORE Econ Workshop 2026
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
www.core-econ.org/announcing-t...
Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March 2026
Andrés Álvarez, Economist at UniAndes, very kindly created a fantastic video tour of the Income Shock Simulator featured on the CORE website. We're very grateful to Andrés for creating this detailed overview 🔗 income-shocks-simulator.core-econ.org youtu.be/ekg2_-Oiu4Q
CORE Income Shock Simulator explained by Andrés Álvarez
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October 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Andrés Álvarez, Economist at UniAndes, very kindly created a fantastic video tour of the Income Shock Simulator featured on the CORE website. We're very grateful to Andrés for creating this detailed overview 🔗 income-shocks-simulator.core-econ.org youtu.be/ekg2_-Oiu4Q
The @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social will host an online event, “Die Wirtschaft”, on 25.09.25. Friend of CORE Christian Tode will be speaking at the event. For more information visit: zbw.eu/de/wissenstr...
The event will be in German 🇩🇪
The event will be in German 🇩🇪
September 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social will host an online event, “Die Wirtschaft”, on 25.09.25. Friend of CORE Christian Tode will be speaking at the event. For more information visit: zbw.eu/de/wissenstr...
The event will be in German 🇩🇪
The event will be in German 🇩🇪
🎉 New Insight now online 🎉
@paulsegal.bsky.social explores the multiple mechanisms that underlie inflation in CORE's latest Insight from the Global South. Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/insights/eco...
@paulsegal.bsky.social explores the multiple mechanisms that underlie inflation in CORE's latest Insight from the Global South. Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/insights/eco...
September 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🎉 New Insight now online 🎉
@paulsegal.bsky.social explores the multiple mechanisms that underlie inflation in CORE's latest Insight from the Global South. Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/insights/eco...
@paulsegal.bsky.social explores the multiple mechanisms that underlie inflation in CORE's latest Insight from the Global South. Read it on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/insights/eco...
Lisa Cook continues her work today at the Fed’s meeting. Watch her CORE Econ Economist in Action video on how different institutions can kill or promote innovation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2hj...
Lisa Cook: What promotes or kills innovation?
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September 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Lisa Cook continues her work today at the Fed’s meeting. Watch her CORE Econ Economist in Action video on how different institutions can kill or promote innovation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2hj...
Grateful to have Catalan government economist @francesctrillas.bsky.social with us, sharing why he values CORE’s approach to economics education. Read the interview here: www.core-econ.org/catalan-gove...
September 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Grateful to have Catalan government economist @francesctrillas.bsky.social with us, sharing why he values CORE’s approach to economics education. Read the interview here: www.core-econ.org/catalan-gove...
With a new academic year starting, Wendy Carlin dropped by The Inequality Podcast to reflect on what we teach with @durlauf.bsky.social. Listen here: pod.link/1693218758/e...
September 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
With a new academic year starting, Wendy Carlin dropped by The Inequality Podcast to reflect on what we teach with @durlauf.bsky.social. Listen here: pod.link/1693218758/e...
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📈 In case you missed it - #Economics is now the 8th most popular A-level in England & 10th in the UK, with entries up 36% since 2020.
In 2025, entries rose 5.5%, bucking the trend of declines across most subjects.
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/h1V40
#RESNews #EconSky
In 2025, entries rose 5.5%, bucking the trend of declines across most subjects.
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/h1V40
#RESNews #EconSky
Economics A-level entries surge 5.5% in 2025, climbing into UK’s top ten subjects - Royal Economic Society
Economics is now the eighth most popular A-level in England and the tenth in the UK, with entries up 36% since 2020.
shorturl.at
September 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📈 In case you missed it - #Economics is now the 8th most popular A-level in England & 10th in the UK, with entries up 36% since 2020.
In 2025, entries rose 5.5%, bucking the trend of declines across most subjects.
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/h1V40
#RESNews #EconSky
In 2025, entries rose 5.5%, bucking the trend of declines across most subjects.
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/h1V40
#RESNews #EconSky
🎉 Thanks to @resmedia.bsky.social's Leighton Chipperfield for noting CORE's efforts to make economics teaching more relevant, as he comments on a 5.5% increase in students choosing A level economics. Read the full post on Leighton's substack: leightonchipperfield.substack.com/p/economics-...
Economics A-level entries up - biggly
Today’s A‑level results are good news for Economics.
leightonchipperfield.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🎉 Thanks to @resmedia.bsky.social's Leighton Chipperfield for noting CORE's efforts to make economics teaching more relevant, as he comments on a 5.5% increase in students choosing A level economics. Read the full post on Leighton's substack: leightonchipperfield.substack.com/p/economics-...
🇪🇸 La economía 2.0: microeconomía is now fully available on the CORE website. Thanks to our translators Jose Izquierdo, Dulcinea Otero-Piñeiro, & editors Luz Marina Arias, Antonio Cabrales, Juan Camilo Cardenas, Humberto Llavador, and Francesc Trillas.
August 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🇪🇸 La economía 2.0: microeconomía is now fully available on the CORE website. Thanks to our translators Jose Izquierdo, Dulcinea Otero-Piñeiro, & editors Luz Marina Arias, Antonio Cabrales, Juan Camilo Cardenas, Humberto Llavador, and Francesc Trillas.
📣 New economist in action video: Mushtaq Khan: How Bangladesh surmounted market failures to become a leading garment exporter. Thanks the @uolondon.bsky.social & the Convocation Trust.
youtu.be/Lo5Gz9EnKl8?...
youtu.be/Lo5Gz9EnKl8?...
August 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📣 New economist in action video: Mushtaq Khan: How Bangladesh surmounted market failures to become a leading garment exporter. Thanks the @uolondon.bsky.social & the Convocation Trust.
youtu.be/Lo5Gz9EnKl8?...
youtu.be/Lo5Gz9EnKl8?...