AP Microeconomics: Example Textbook List

The list below represents examples of textbooks that meet the curricular requirements of AP Microeconomics. The list below is not exhaustive and the texts listed should not be regarded as endorsed, authorized, recommended, or approved by the College Board. Not using a book from this list does not mean that a course will not receive authorization. Syllabi submitted as part of the AP Course Audit process will be evaluated holistically, with textbooks considered along with supplementary, supporting resources to confirm that the course as a whole provides students with the content delineated in the curricular requirements of the AP Course Audit.

The specified editions of the following textbooks meet the AP Microeconomics Course Audit curricular requirements. Earlier editions of these texts or other textbooks not listed here may meet the AP Course Audit curricular requirements if supplemented with appropriate college-level instructional resources. For discussions regarding the usefulness of these texts and other teaching materials in the AP Microeconomics classroom, please consult the Teachers' Resources section of AP Central.


Index of Textbooks

Anderson, David, Margaret Ray. Krugman's Microeconomics for AP, 1st edition. Worth, 2011.

Arnold, Roger A. Microeconomics. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Ayers, Ronald, and Robert Collinge. Microeconomics: Explore and Apply Enhanced Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Bade, Robin, and Michael Parkin. Foundations of Microeconomics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. 2007.

Baumol, William J., and Alan S. Blinder. Microeconomics: Principles and Policy. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Boyes, William, and Michael Melvin. Microeconomics. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Case, Karl, and Ray Fair and Sharon Oster. Principles of Microeconomics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Colander, David C. Microeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Cowan, Tyler, and Alex Tabarrak, Modern Principles: Microeconomics. New York: Worth Publishers.

Frank, Robert H., and Ben Bernanke. Principles of Microeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Goodwin, Neva, et al. Microeconomics in Context. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Gottheil, Fred M. Principles of Microeconomics. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Gwartney, James D., et al. Microeconomics: Private and Public Choice. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Hall, Robert E., and Marc Lieberman. Microeconomics: Principles and Applications. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Hubbard, R. Glenn, and Anthony Patrick O'Brien. Microeconomics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Krugman, Paul, and Robin Wells. Economics. New York: Worth Publishers.

Lipsey, Richard G., and Christopher T. S. Ragan, and Paul Storer. Microeconomics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Mankiw, N. Gregory. Principles of Microeconomics. Cincinnati: South-Western.

McConnell, Campbell R., and Stanley L. Brue and Sean Masaki Flynn. Microeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

McEachern, William A. Microeconomics - A Contemporary Introduction. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Miller, James D. Principles of Microeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Miller, Roger LeRoy. Economics Today: The Macro View. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

O'Sullivan, Arthur, and Steven Sheffrin and Stephen Perez. Microeconomics: Principles, Applications and Tools. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Parkin, Michael. Microeconomics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Rittenberg, Libby, and Timothy Tregarthen. Principles of Microeconomics. Flat World Knowledge.

Ruffin, Roy J., and Paul R. Gregory. Principles of Microeconomics. Boston: Addison-Wesley.

Samuelson, Paul A., and William B. Nordhaus. Microeconomics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Schiller, Bradley R. The Macro Economy Today. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Sexton, Robert L. Exploring Microeconomics. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Slavin, Stephen L. Microeconomics + Economy. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Stone, Gerald. CoreMicroeconomics w/Course Tutor. New York: Worth Publishers.

Taylor, John, and Akila Weerapana. Principles of Microeconomics: Global Financial Crisis Edition. Cincinnati: South-Western.

Tucker, Irvin B. Microeconomics for Today. Cincinnati: South-Western

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