Introduction to Economic Analysis

Introduction to Economic Analysis
AuthorPreston McAfee
Tracy Lewis
SubjectMicroeconomics
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherFlat World Knowledge
Publication date
2009
ISBN1-60049-000-X

Introduction to Economic Analysis is a university microeconomics textbook by Caltech Professor Preston McAfee.[1] It is available free of charge under Creative Commons license[2] (an open source); under this "license that requires attribution, users can pick and choose chapters or integrate with their own material".[3]

Introduction to Economic Analysis was the first published complete textbook being openly available online.[3] McAfee was named SPARC innovator for the year 2009 for making the book freely accessible.[3]

A revised edition, coauthored with Tracy Lewis of the Fuqua School of Business, was published by Flat World Knowledge and is available online from McAfee's website.[4] A further revision was produced by Donald J. Dale.[4]

References

  1. ^ "R. Preston McAfee". Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ McAfee, Preston. "Introduction to Economic Analysis" (PDF). resources.saylor.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Preston McAfee named newest SPARC innovator (SPARC)". arl.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Introduction to Economic Analysis" (PDF). kellogg.northwestern.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2026.