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In Korea, translators are credited on the cover of translated books. To mark the publication of first two Units of The Economy 2.0 in Korean, we've added all of CORE's translators to our Meet CORE page to highlight the work that goes into our translations: www.core-econ.org/meet-core/

Screenshot of the CORE website showing CORE's translation teams

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The first two Units of CORE's The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics are now available in Korean. We spoke with translation lead Jung-Kyoo Choi to find out more about translating economic terms and why Korean books credit translators on the cover: www.core-econ.org/crediting-th...

Photo of Jung-Kyoo Choi, captioned "Jung-Kyoo Choi, Translation Lead", beside the headline "The Economy 2.0 Korean translation" and a screenshot of the Korean-language CORE Econ website showing The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics.

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Why doesn't #inflation catch up with demand right away? CORE's new Phillips curve experiment lets students find out, by setting prices themselves. Access it at zero cost as part of Experiencing Economics on the CORE website: books.core-econ.org/experiencing...

CORE's new Phillips curve experiment in Experience Economics

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Delighted to see CORE author @arjunjayadev.bsky.social's new book, Against Money (co-authored with @jwmason.bsky.social), reviewed in Nature. Congratulations! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📢 Calling all instructors 📢 The Test Bank for The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics is now available on the CORE website. Log in with your instructor account to access ready-made, auto-gradable questions, with explanatory feedback for every macro unit: books.core-econ.org/test-bank/in...

The CORE Econ Test Bank now includes questions for every unit of The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Peter Nunez has built a free AI tutor for CORE's The Economy 2.0 that asks guiding questions rather than handing over answers. We spoke with Peter about the project and what's next: www.core-econ.org/an-ai-tutor-...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The first four chapters of Understanding Our Economy, CORE's new textbook, are live. Our blog breaks down how it differs from The Economy 2.0, who it's for, and what's taught in chapters one to four. www.core-econ.org/cores-new-te...

Understanding Our Economy: Who is it for? How does it differ from The Economy 2.0? What's in the first four chapters?

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The UK's new devolution plans hand mayors a share of income tax for the first time. CORE director Wendy Carlin says this "creates a welcome growth incentive that grant-based finance lacks" but the real test is redistribution. Read more via @uclpolicylab.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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Historic devolution plans provide an opportunity for lasting change

The government has announced one of the largest shifts of fiscal power to local places in decades. With this, the Lab reflects on why handing power down to regions and communities is central to the go...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

CORE Insights updates: - The Spanish translation of 'A world of differences' is now available from the Insights homepage. - @paulsegal.bsky.social's inflation video has been added to his Insight. - Exercise answers are now in the 'extra resources' section. books.core-econ.org/insights/

The Spanish translation of A world of differences: an introduction to inequality is accessible from the Insights homepage

Paul Segal’s Inflation and Hyperinflation Explained video is now included in his Insight

Answers to exercises for Insights are included in the extra resources section of the Insights homepage

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"Knowledge is truly democratic. It exists everywhere." Meet Jovera Shakeel, CORE's new intern, LUMS & Oxford economist, founder of Muktalif (an e-commerce platform for marginalised Pakistani artisans), now working on Understanding our Economy: www.core-econ.org/knowledge-is...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🇪🇸 La economía 2.0: macroeconomía has been added to CORE's Android app, alongside Microeconomía. Download it and read both volumes on the go: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Still teaching The Economy 1.0? Antonio Cabrales & Humberto Llavador make the case for switching in our extended interview about the Spanish translation of 2.0: "2.0 has managed to extend the models while simplifying the explanation". Read here: www.core-econ.org/where-englis... #EconEd

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A great piece from @ucstonecenter.bsky.social looking at the many invaluable contributions CORE co-founder Sam Bowles has made to economics education: stonecenter.uchicago.edu/news-insight...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🇪🇸 A world of differences: an introduction to inequality, the CORE Insight by Suresh Naidu, Rajiv Sethi, and Sarah Thomas is now available in Spanish. Learn about the meaning, measurement, and implications of economic inequality. Free here: www.core-econ.org/wp-content/u... #inequality

A world of differences: an introduction to inequality, Spanish translation cover

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

3,600+ US economists and 28 Nobel laureates back carbon taxes. The public doesn’t. Our new Doing Economics project hands students the survey-experiment data to ask why. By David Hope, Julian Limberg, and Eileen Tipoe. Find out more: books.core-econ.org/doing-econom...

New Doing Economics carbon taxation project

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Chapters 1–4 out now! Understanding our Economy, CORE's textbook for beginners and students at two-year and four-year colleges and universities in North America, is online. Covers the environment, climate, inequality, cost of living & more. Read it free: books.core-econ.org/understandin...

Understanding our Economy, CORE's new textbook

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Hackett Publishing Company @hackettpub.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

“The Economy 2.0” from @coreecon.bsky.social is now available in two paperback volumes, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, from Hackett Publishing. Learn more and order instructor examination copies on the Hackett website (link in bio).

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Unlike the Finnish translation, some terms are staying in English in CORE's Bahasa Indonesia translation. Anna explains, "you can translate word-for-word if you want to, but the end result is ridiculous." Read the latest about the Indonesian translation: www.core-econ.org/translating-...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"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

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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

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The Economic Geography of American Slavery

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

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

The results of an evaluation of CORE: Students were 60% less likely to rely on private tutoring and 18% more likely to say the course helped their development

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🇪🇸 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

La economía 2.0: macroeconomía is now available on the CORE website

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

Postdoctoral research fellow position deadline 22 May 2026

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

"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

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“In the World of AI, Answers are Cheap. But What's Really Scarce are Good Questions”: Interview with Wendy Carlin

Anya Pearson interviews Professor Wendy Carlin about a new way of teaching and learning economics.

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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/...

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Another way of teaching microeconomics: impact evaluation of the CORE project

Taking advantage of the random assignment of students in Uruguay to either a conventional introductory microeconomics course or one based on the Curriculum Open-access Resources in Economics (CORE) p...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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?...

Arin Dube's Economist in Action video on minimum wage

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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.

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

📢 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

Simon Johnson and Gary Gensler have a new podcast: Power and Consequences

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

"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...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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!

CORE Workshop at Loughborough University

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

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.

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Stefanie Stantcheva: Why do people dislike inflation?

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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.

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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?...

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Anna Vitali: How important is information in the labour market?

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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...

Vulnerability to poverty is the risk that a household or individual may fall below the poverty line due to unexpected events. This Insight explores the factors that affect the risk and discusses poverty mitigation mechanisms.

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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?...

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Leonard Wantchekon: How the slave trade created mistrust and held back GDP growth in West Africa

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

📢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.

CORE Econ Workshop at Loughborough University

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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...

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A guide to inflation and hyperinflation: CORE Insight from the Global South with Paul Segal

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

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

2026 CORE Workshop, 30-31st March, Loughborough University

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

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

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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...

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

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...

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UCL's Ramin Nassehi explains how to use CORE's test bank

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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...

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Stephen Wright introduces CORE's The Economy 2.0: Macroeconomics Units 6, 7 and 9

YouTube video by CORE Econ

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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!

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CORE Econ @coreecon.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📢 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/...

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