Textbook
Principles of Economics
A modern approach to the core ideas of economics
with Justin Wolfers
An introductory economics textbook by Stevenson and Wolfers, built around a short list of core ideas — cost-benefit thinking, opportunity cost, marginal decisions, interdependence — and applied to the economy students live in. Published in full-year and split Micro / Macro editions, with regional adaptations for Australia / New Zealand and Canada, an international edition from Macmillan, and translations in Italian and Korean.
Order the US 3rd edition
The three core editions
Published by Worth Publishers (Macmillan Learning) in full-year Principles of Economics and split Principles of Microeconomics / Principles of Macroeconomics — all in their third edition (2026).
Worth Publishers · 3rd ed. · 2026
Principles of Microeconomics
Stevenson & Wolfers
Worth Publishers · 3rd ed. · 2026
Principles of Macroeconomics
Stevenson & Wolfers
International edition
Macmillan distributes the textbook internationally from its UK list. Same text as the US edition, re-priced and stocked for readers outside North America.
Macmillan Learning UK · 3rd ed.
Principles of Microeconomics
Stevenson & Wolfers
Australia / New Zealand edition
Co-authored with Richard Holden (UNSW), with Australian and New Zealand data and institutions — the RBA and RBNZ, awards and enterprise bargaining, compulsory superannuation — replacing their US counterparts throughout.
Macmillan International · 1st ed. · 2023
Principles of Economics — ANZ
Holden, Stevenson & Wolfers
Macmillan International · 1st ed. · 2023
Principles of Microeconomics — ANZ
Holden, Stevenson & Wolfers
Macmillan International · 1st ed. · 2023
Principles of Macroeconomics — ANZ
Holden, Stevenson & Wolfers
Canadian edition
Co-authored with Kevin Milligan (UBC) and Philip Oreopoulos (Toronto), with Canadian data, the Bank of Canada, and Canadian policy examples woven through.
Macmillan International · 1st ed. · 2023
Principles of Microeconomics — Canadian Edition
Milligan, Oreopoulos, Stevenson & Wolfers
Macmillan International · 1st ed. · 2023
Principles of Macroeconomics — Canadian Edition
Milligan, Oreopoulos, Stevenson & Wolfers
Translations
Licensed translation
Korean edition
Licensed translation of the US text; availability through Macmillan's international rights program.
Instructor resources
The textbook pairs with Macmillan's Achieve digital learning platform, which provides auto-graded problems, pre-built assignments, adaptive quizzing, and an e-book keyed to the print edition.
Teaching with the textbook
Selected talks on teaching economics with the Stevenson & Wolfers textbook.