McConnell, Economics, 2021, 22e

Grades: 9 - 12

The Classic Text is Still The Best

The 22nd edition of McConnell’s Economics is fully aligned to the current Advanced Placement® Microeconomics and Macroeconomics Curriculum Frameworks with a streamlined focus on AP content and easy visual cues to distinguish coverage for each course. Decades of teaching success is reflected in the authors’ clear treatment of economic concepts, balanced coverage, and patient explanations.

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This new AP edition takes a student-centered approach through an accessible presentation and engaging delivery of core content. Illustrative connections help students approach the material, apply it in a meaningful way, and harness a deep understanding of the role of economics in their daily lives. Economics interweaves AP Topics, Learning Objectives, and Skills throughout.

The text, paired with the dynamic digital resources, delivers accessible and adaptive support to help students engage with the content, keep pace with the course, and excel on the AP Exam.

Powerful Digital Resources, AP-aligned Instruction

• An interactive eBook and assignable, adaptive SmartBook® with practice and assessments support the core text.

• Chapter-level interactivities, videos illustrating concepts and processes, and discussion ideas enhance instruction.

• Unit Reviews reinforce learning and promote content and skills mastery.

• AP-style test practice reflects the actual Exam, and real-time progress reports help students monitor their own progress.

STANLEY L. BRUE did his undergraduate work at Augustana College (South Dakota) and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is retired from a long career at Pacific Lutheran University, where he was honored as a recipient of the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award. Professor Brue has also received the national Leavey Award for excellence in economics education. He has served as national president and chair of the Board of Trustees of Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honorary. He is coauthor of Economic Scenes, fifth edition (Prentice- Hall); Contemporary Labor Economics, eleventh edition; Essentials of Economics, third edition; and The Evolution of Economic Thought, eighth edition (Cengage Learning). For relaxation, he enjoys international travel, attending sporting events, and going on fishing trips.

SEAN M. FLYNN did his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California before completing his Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley, where he served as the Head Graduate Student Instructor for the Department of Economics after receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award. He teaches at Scripps College (of the Claremont Colleges) and is the author of Economics for Dummies, third edition (Wiley); Essentials of Economics, third edition; and The Cure That Works: How to Have the World’s Best Healthcare—at a Quarter of the Price (Regnery). His research interests include behavioral finance, behavioral economics, and health care economics. An accomplished martial artist, Sean has coached five of his students to national championships and is the author of Understanding Shodokan Aikido. Other hobbies include running, traveling, and cooking.

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