Principles of Economics vs Principles of Microeconomics: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social sciences, Business
Principles of Economics
Principles of Economics covers scope and sequence requirements for a two-semester introductory economics course. The authors take a balanced approach to micro- and macroeconomics, to both Keynesian and classical views,…
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Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics covers the scope and sequence of most introductory microeconomics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a…
The verdict
- Principles of Microeconomics is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 17 for Principles of Economics.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Principles of Economics | Principles of Microeconomics | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (1210) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (1) |
Reception
| Principles of Economics | Principles of Microeconomics | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 1210 |
| Editions | 14 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 233 |
| Reading it now | — | 688 |
| Written reviews | — | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 123 | — |
| Pages | 960 | 573 |