The Original Series · Guide 001
AEI's founding publication: a complete, plain-spoken path through introductory micro- and macroeconomics, written for independent learners and anyone curious about how the economy works. A revised second edition is in progress.
✔ Covers the core of an introductory economics sequence
✔ Written for understanding, not rote memorization
✔ Written by our founder, edited by a teacher
One way readers use it
Work through the free material until the core economics concepts genuinely click.
Some readers go on to credit-by-exam options like CLEP; others read simply to understand the subject. Both are welcome.
Either way, you finish with a solid, plain-language understanding of how the economy works.
Note: AEI is not a school and does not grant credit. Credit-by-exam acceptance and policies are set by individual institutions and exam providers — always check directly with them. This guide is a public educational resource, not a student service.
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