"Students sometimes feel like they're the problem… when really the issue is the way the material is being presented." Better grades, more confidence. Jorge Kawas discusses introducing CORE at Unitec, Honduras's largest private university: www.core-econ.org/better-grade... #EconEd

Friend of CORE Suresh Naidu has co-authored a working paper titled “The Economic Geography of American Slavery”. In it, he asks what the antebellum American economy would have looked like without slavery. It’s available via @nber.org. Fascinating and well worth a read: www.nber.org/papers/w34356

A randomised study of 6,000 students in Uruguay found students taught with CORE were around 60% less likely to rely on private economics tutoring. Find out more about Pablo Blanchard, Elisa Failache & co's evaluation of CORE: www.core-econ.org/evaluating-c... #EconEd

🇪🇸 La economía 2.0: macroeconomía is complete! Thanks to our translators Jose Izquierdo, Dulcinea Otero-Piñeiro, & editors Luz Marina Arias, Antonio Cabrales, Juan Camilo Cardenas, Humberto Llavador, and Francesc Trillas. Read it on the CORE website: tinyco.re/7394762

Deadline reminder: 22 May. CORE Econ & Stone Centre Network Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. Apply & find out more here 👉 tinyco.re/6548441

"A class of 800... many expressed deep concern that they've lost the ability to read and write on their own". CORE director Wendy Carlin speaks with Anya Pearson on AI and the current state of economics education for @politicalquarterly.bsky.social politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/in-the-... #EconEd

New research: students taught with CORE are less likely to pay for private #microeconomics tutoring than peers in non-CORE courses. They also attend class more often and are more likely to study in groups. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Calling all introductory #economics teachers. CORE's Experiencing Economics makes running classroom experiments easy, with step-by-step guides for students and instructors. It's available for free and has a fresh new look. Give it a try here: books.core-econ.org/experiencing...

We’re hiring a CORE and Stone Centre Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics Education and Inequality. More details and how to apply: tinyco.re/3618199

What happens when minimum wage rises? CORE Economist in Action @arindube.bsky.social's research has been featured in The @newyorker.com by @johncassidysays.bsky.social. Read John's article below, or watch Arin's EinA video to learn more: 📰 www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin... 🎥 youtu.be/99ZTpN5R3mk?...

How can climate justice inform policy design and global climate negotiations? A new CORE Insight from Benjamín Leiva, Edwin Castellanos, @drdebbieley.bsky.social, and Pascal Girot, explores this pressing question. Read it here: books.core-econ.org/insights/cli...

The 2026 CORE Econ Workshop is now underway. A warm thank you to participants, many joining us from abroad, and to our colleagues at @lborouniversity.bsky.social for their invaluable support.

Young Economist of the Year 2026 is now open! UK students can put forward their ideas on the major economic challenges shaping our world. A great initiative from: @discoverecon.bsky.social. Learn more: www.discovereconomics.co.uk/young-econom... @resmedia.bsky.social @kpmguk.bsky.social

📢 New podcast 📢 Friend of CORE Simon Johnson (@simonrjohnson.bsky.social) & Gary Gensler cover Iran, Greenland, prediction markets, AI and more. Power and Consequences is a masterclass in how economics meets the real world, essential for anyone with an interest in the subject. pod.link/1879498704

"Traditional textbooks usually don’t communicate what we’ve learned about behavioural economics, which is something that CORE emphasises a lot". Janneth Zegarra (Pontifical Catholic University of Peru) reflects on teaching with CORE in Peru: www.core-econ.org/rethinking-e...

The 2026 CORE Econ Workshop is this month. We’re gathering at @lborouniversity.bsky.social for two days of insightful sessions and conversations with the CORE community. Don’t miss it!

What do people think causes #inflation? @s-stantcheva.bsky.social's surveys reveal the gulf between how economists & the public understand inflation. Learn more in this Economist in Action video: youtu.be/orXTKWsP74o?... Made possible by @uolondon.bsky.social & the Convocation Trust.

Anna Farina Poerbonegoro, Parahyangan Catholic University, explains how she initiated her department’s transition to CORE, while simultaneously leading a project to translate The Economy. Read more: www.core-econ.org/rewriting-ec.... More updates to follow as the project progresses.

How important is information in the labour market? In this Economist in Action video, Anna Vitali discusses her research into job markets in emerging economies where the flow of information between job seekers and firms looking for workers is limited youtu.be/oFGsksIFd8g?...

What drives vulnerability to #poverty, and what helps reduce it? A new Insight by @aalvarezgallo.bsky.social, @jccarden.bsky.social, Jeanna A. Martínez, & Paula A. Remicio explores key risk factors and effective poverty-mitigation strategies. Read it here books.core-econ.org/insights/vul...

Can social mistrust be a permanent barrier to growth? Leonard Wantchekon discusses how the Atlantic slave trade created a culture of mistrust that still hampers economic cooperation & #GDP growth. Thanks to University of London & the Convocation Trust for their partnership. youtu.be/qvasGLLf7cA?...

📢Instructors, researchers & graduate students: interested in the evolution of economics education? The CORE Econ 2026 Workshop at @lborouniversity.bsky.social is for you. Sessions include: The Economy 2.0 CORE + AI New CORE Econ books …and more. Join us and our community in Loughborough next month.

What is inflation? What is hyperinflation? How can it be controlled? Paul Segal (IAE Business School, Austral University, Argentina) explores these questions in his CORE Insight from the Global South "The sky’s the limit: The economics of inflation & hyperinflation". www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEFI...

Quality matters. That’s why our quality control goes far beyond typical publishing projects. Get a behind-the-scenes look in our free, searchable publishing documentation: www.core-econ.org/cores-publis...

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...

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

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...

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...

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/...

🎉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.

📢 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/

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...

🎉 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

📢Save the date📢 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

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 🇩🇪

🎉 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...

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...

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...

📈 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

🎉 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.

📣 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?...

🇪🇸 The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics Units 4-7 now available in Spanish 🇪🇸 Following the release of Units 1-3 in July, Units 4-7 of La economía 2.0: microeconomía are now available on the CORE website books.core-econ.org/the-economy/...