POSITIVE ECONOMICS

Positive Economics

Written for the New Leaving Certificate Specification


Positive Economics for the new Leaving Certificate specification has been written by Edco's best-selling and highly accomplished author team of teachers, exam correctors and a practicing economist.

Positive Economics is a modern, engaging, insightful and
exam-focused package embracing the new specification. It includes a student textbook, a research study booklet, access to a free student e-Book, one teacher’s resource book and a plethora of free digital resources.

Positive Economics is a modern, engaging, insightful and exam-focused package embracing the new specification. It includes:


  1. Student Textbook
  2. Research Study Booklet
  3. Free Student e-Book
  4. Teacher’s Resource Book
  5. Free Digital Resources
  6. Free Positive Economics Blog & Bi-monthly Newsletters


Comprehensively covers the entire new Leaving Certificate Economics specification.


Closely follows the structure of the strands outlined in the specification for student clarity and effective teaching planning.

Learning outcomes are listed at the beginning of each chapter

A range of new features, including definition highlights, worked examples, exam technique tips, revision questions and application of the theory to practise.


The wide selection of class tasks promotes independent learning

Includes the most recent available information on current issues

Contains activities that allow students to discuss disruptive trends in our economy today, including the sharing economy, a changing European Union, the internet of things and new regulations.


Encourages students to develop their research skills by documenting how to obtain, analyse and interpret data in a real-life scenario.


A fresh and modern design with a student-friendly layout using colourful graphs, illustrations and visual cartoon aids to enhance student learning.

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