Textbook
Principles of Economics
US 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 (Macmillan Learning) · 3rd edition · 2026
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, international editions from Macmillan UK, and translations in Italian and Korean.
Worth Publishers (Macmillan Learning) · 3rd edition · 2026
Principles of Macroeconomics
with Justin Wolfers
Worth Publishers (Macmillan Learning) · 3rd edition · 2026
Principles of Microeconomics
with Justin 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 edition
Principles of Economics (International)
with Justin Wolfers
Macmillan Learning UK · 3rd edition
Principles of Macroeconomics (International)
with Justin Wolfers
Macmillan Learning UK · 3rd edition
Principles of Microeconomics (International)
with Justin Wolfers
Australia / New Zealand
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 edition · 2023
Principles of Economics — ANZ
with Richard Holden, Justin Wolfers
Macmillan International · 1st edition · 2023
Principles of Macroeconomics — ANZ
with Richard Holden, Justin Wolfers
Macmillan International · 1st edition · 2023
Principles of Microeconomics — ANZ
with Richard Holden, Justin 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 · 2nd edition · 2025
Principles of Macroeconomics — Canadian Edition
with Kevin Milligan, Philip Oreopoulos, Justin Wolfers
Macmillan International · 2nd edition · 2025
Principles of Microeconomics — Canadian Edition
with Kevin Milligan, Philip Oreopoulos, Justin Wolfers
Translations
Macmillan international rights program
Korean edition
Licensed translation
Licensed translation of the US text; availability through Macmillan's international rights program.
Teaching talks
EconEd keynotes on teaching introductory economics with the Stevenson & Wolfers textbook.
Interviews about the textbook
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Bringing the joy to economics
McKinsey Global Institute — Forward Thinking podcast · June 2023
Stevenson and Wolfers with Michael Chui on subjective well-being, how the labor market has changed since the pandemic, AI's potential impact, and why they wrote a new economics textbook.
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The importance of teaching students to 'think like an economist'
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis — Teach Economics podcast · December 2023
Justin Wolfers talks to Scott Wolla about how he found economics, why he loves teaching it, and what it means to help students think like an economist.
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Making Economics Instruction Relevant
EconoFact Chats podcast · September 2020
Stevenson and Wolfers on updating the principles curriculum for a changed discipline, changed student body, and changed economy.
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Macmillan Learning announces the Stevenson & Wolfers textbook
Macmillan Learning news · October 2019
The launch announcement for the first edition, with background on the book's approach.
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Five reasons to want Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers as your co-instructors
Macmillan Learning · Learning Stories blog
An overview of what's distinctive about the Stevenson-Wolfers approach.
Instructor resources
The textbook pairs with Macmillan's Achieve digital learning platform — auto-graded problems, pre-built assignments, adaptive quizzing, and an e-book keyed to the print edition.
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Getting to know your product (Articulate Rise module)
Macmillan Learning
Self-paced walkthrough of the Stevenson & Wolfers textbook and its digital platform, built for instructors adopting the book.
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EconEd archive
Macmillan Learning
Playlists of EconEd keynotes and sessions 2013–present, including Stevenson and Wolfers talks.