Online Textbooks in Principles of Microeconomics
Dating from 2020, this is a fifteen-chapter free online textbook in PDF format, intended for a one-semester course in microeconomic theory. It is Canadian in origin, but the examples are international. It is an edited/ adapted version of the authors' Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and Models.
"An understanding of individual optimizing behaviour is developed, and this behaviour is in turn used to link household decisions on savings with firms' decisions on production, expansion and investment. The text then explores behaviour in a variety of different market structures. The role of the government is examined, and the key elements in the modern theory of international trade are developed."
Textbook assuming no prior knowledge of economics or statistics, aimed at students who are not taking a major course in economics or for anyone who wants to inform their views on economic topics. The book is fully online and can also be downloaded in PDF or Epub formats. Background material includes a glossary, links to recommended videos, and data-based exercises. Chapters are "Capitalism and democracy: Affluence, inequality, and the environment", "Social interactions and economic outcomes", "Public policy for fairness and efficiency", "Work, wellbeing, and scarcity", "Institutions, power, and inequality", "The firm: Employees, managers, and owners", "Firms and markets for goods and services", "The labour market and the product market: Unemployment and inequality", "The credit market: Borrowers, lenders, and the rate of interest", "Banks, money, housing, and financial assets", "Market successes and failures", and "Governments and markets in a democratic society".
This is a 20-chapter textbook for principles level, which can be read for free online, printed out or bought as a paper book. It can also be customised with the site's "Make It Your Own" feature. An appendix gives a basic introduction to graphs and their use in economics. The site also has many digital supplements that are available to verified educators. This version was published in May 2017.
An open online textbook, divided into 38 chapters, drawn from various open educational sources including MIT Open CourseWare and Wikipedia, and curated by "subject matter experts, like professors, PhDs and Master’s students." One section deals with controversies in economics (with a US focus), such as "should the Government maintain a balanced budget?" Development of the textbook stopped in 2017 and the book was archived in this version.
This is a free and open set of course materials released by the Saylor Foundation, an educational charity, under a CC-BY licence, having been reviewed by three subject-matter experts. It is based on other free resources including Khan Academy videos and the free textbook "Principles of Microeconomics" by Rittenberg and Tregarthen. The material is arranged into seven units: "Introduction to Economics: What Is It?", "Supply and Demand", "Markets and Individual Maximizing Behavior", "The Consumer", "The Producer", "Market Structure: Competitive and Non-competitive Markets", and"Resource Markets".
This textbook is both freely available and extensively peer-reviewed. With 22 chapters, it aims to cover a one-semester course. It claims "a balanced approach to economics and to the theory and application of economics concepts." Originally published in March 2014, it has had some updates since. Its US origin is reflected in the choice of examples. It can be freely downloaded or viewed in a variety of formats, and an interactive version is available through the Apple iBookstore. A test bank, set of PowerPoint slides, and solutions booklet are available to lecturers on request.
A 31-chapter principles textbook that focuses on real-world examples and introduces each theory point by first discussing an application. It can be downloaded& as a single PDF file or viewed online. It was published in 2012 by the Saylor Foundation, an educational charity.
Free introductory online textbook with embedded Prezi slide shows and YouTube videos as well as self-test quizzes. It is organised into ten units, from "Fundamental concepts" to "International Trade". The entire book can be downloaded as a 186-page PDF.
This set of downloadable textbooks is aimed at UK economics students. They include introductory topics such as the basics of international economics, the neo-classical growth model, econometrics and micro/macro analysis. They range in size from about 20 pages to 150 pages. Users are required to fill in brief personal details before they can download the PDF files of the full text of the books. The free versions have embedded adverts. Ad-free versions are available with a paid subscription.
This on-line introductory text by Roger Schenk includes both micro- and macro- sections, with about a dozen chapters in each. The text has its own glossary and Who's Who and is available as a CD-ROM. A separate index holds text that has been removed from the main content of the book for flow or because it was too technical.
This is a 167-page introductory textbook written by a graduate student. It is available as a single PDF file, or by section. A separate maths-heavy version (Quantum Microeconomics with Calculus) is also available.
This is an electronic textbook in progress, amounting to fifteen chapters as of January 2008. It is split into two parts - "Alternative Microeconomics" and "Basic Microeconomics: an outline". Each chapter is available as a PDF download. This is the Archive.org copy of the site.
EconPort is a microeconomics digital library funded by the USA's National Science Foundation. This is their online microeconomics textbook with links to relevant software, resources in addition to text. Content under each broad topic is divided into short beginner's introductions to specific concepts, advanced material, commentary on experiments, and links.
This is an open online course, including text, interactive graphs, assignments and discussion topics, video clips, and interactive questions, based on the OpenStax Principles of Economics textbook and refined after testing in some US universities and community colleges in 2017. It uses media from around the web, including some economics educators' YouTube channels. There are dedicated pages for lecturer Powerpoints and for problem sets.
