Macroeconomics - 2026 Release

Integrated Excel. The power of Microsoft Excel meets the power of Connect in our Integrated Excel assignments. In this new assignment type, Excel opens seamlessly inside Connect, with no need for uploading or downloading any additional files or software. Instructors choose their preferred auto-graded solution, with the option for either grading for formula accuracy or for the solution value. (Algorithmic versions are available for select assignments.)

Econ NewsFlash. Econ NewsFlash exercises tie current news stories to key principles and learning objectives. After interacting with a contemporary news story, students are assessed on their ability to make the connection between real life and research findings.

Econ Reels. Econ Reels is a new assignment type that features media clips from TV shows, commercials, and movies paired with auto-graded questions. By entertaining and engaging students with relatable content, Econ Reels transforms passive watching into interactive learning, making the study of economics exciting and relevant. These exercises can be assigned and auto-graded in Connect, and feature over forty videos to cover all the major topics of the two-semester course.

Show Me The Numbers. The Show Me the Numbers feature is new in the 2026 Release. Flagged with an identifying icon, this addition makes it easier to see places where we turn to evidence to illustrate basic economic principles. The feature points to places where we consider a particular empirical study (such as a discussion of an endogenous growth model and how technology drives economic growth), or turn to, say, Statistics Canada data to examine historical trends in government deficits.

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Modern Approach. Karlan demonstrates how students can use basic economic principles to understand, analyze, and solve problems in their everyday life and around the world. This approach is implemented by presenting examples and applications first to explain economics principles, by taking students through the process of engaging with real problems, using analytical tools to devise solutions, and ultimately showing what works and why.

Current and Relevant. The text is current in its content, method, and media. While remaining faithful to the core principles of economics, the authors also seek to share with students some of the ways that new ideas are expanding the “basics” of economic theory. Karlan recognizes and explains the rise of game theory, behavioural economics, and experimental and empirical approaches, in ways that matter to students.

Global Perspective. Students live in a digital, globalized world. Real life examples and case studies are featured from economies around the world, with Canada as a leading example. Recognizing that students are knowledgeable and care about both local and international issues, Karlan/Morduch integrates diverse and engaging ‘naturally international’ examples.

Principles As Analytic Tools for Real Situations.  The text is centred on examples and issues that resonate with students’ experience. Applications come first, reinforcing the relevance of the tools that students acquire. Engaging empirical cases are interspersed throughout the content. The applications open up puzzles, anomalies, and possibilities that basic economic principles help explain. The aim is, first and foremost, to ensure that students gain an intuitive grasp of basic ideas.

High Quality Problem Material. Karlan provides a variety of end-of-chapter material to engage and support student learning, including Review Questions, and Problems and Applications. The material ranges from straightforward questions about theories or formulas, to more open-ended questions, and to more quantitative problems based on real life examples or referencing graphs and charts that appear in the text chapter.

Special Pedagogical Features. Interesting examples open each chapter, and pedagogical special features, including Real Life (short case or policy question, findings from history or academic studies, and anecdotes from the field); From Another Angle (different ways of looking at an economic concept); What Do You Think? and Where Can It Take You?  (asks students to use economic analysis and normative arguments to defend a position); Potentially Confusing (calls attention to common misunderstanding); and Concept Checks have been incorporated to build interest and support student learning. 

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SmartBook®. Within Connect, students have access to SmartBook, McGraw Hill’s adaptive learning and reading resource. SmartBook creates a safe space for learning and confidence building, as students receive immediate and meaningful feedback to help guide their study. By prompting students with questions and assessing individual answers, SmartBook learns what a student knows and identifies which topics they need to practice, giving each student a personalized learning experience and path to success. 

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