Microeconomics for Life: Smart Choices for You

Core Focus

Our title comes from a quote by George Bernard Shaw — “Economy is the art of making the most of life.” Many students believe that Economics is just about money, but it is also about making smart life choices.

Microeconomics for Life is motivated by the belief that if students learn to apply core economic concepts, it will help them make the most of their lives, whatever their goals. That same knowledge will also help them better understand the world around them, and the choices they face as voting citizens. All topics in Microeconomics for Life can be taught with the 3 Keys.

Microeconomics for Life’s distinctive focus provides a decision-making guide that directly improves students’ employability and life choices in general. Rather than reducing economics to a few core concepts, the 3 Keys Model provides students with active guidance in plain language for sound economic decision-making.

This approach is designed to get students interested in economics as a way of thinking that will help them make smarter choices in their lives. Concepts are not presented in isolation, or as formulas for a set of problems. Instead, each chapter begins with a scenario, and the concepts emerge logically in real-world applications as the narrative unfolds.

For more details, request an Instructor Copy and look at the Micro Preface for Instructors.