Overview

The 2023-2024 editions have been updated to cover the latest economic changes including the impact of rising inflation on the Australian and global economies, the conflict in Ukraine, economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the new economic policy under the Albanese government.

  • Year Levels 11–12
  • Curriculum NSW
  • Subject Humanities
  • Resource Formats Digital, Print
  • Learning Focus Economics
  • Last Updated Dec 2023

What it is

Pearson Senior Economics provides students in Year 11 and 12 with a detailed analysis of the current global and Australian economic landscapes. Included texts are updated regularly to cover the latest global economic changes and consist of: 

  • student books 
  • student eBooks 
  • student workbooks.

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The importance of economics for Australia's future

With keynote from Australia’s Treasurer Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers

Teachers and students of economics in New South Wales are invited to join Australia’s Treasurer, Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers to celebrate the 25th year of publication of Australia’s best-selling Economics textbook - Pearson Economics.

  • Date: Wed, 4th September 2024
  • Time: 5:30–7:00pm
  • Cost: Free
  • Venue: Deloitte Sydney
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How it helps

Learners

Accessibility-minded content: Ensure learner-friendliness of complex information with content designed to consistently offer clear, concise language. 

In-built scaffolding: Provide organic and appropriate support with scaffolding of key knowledge and skills alongside opportunities for extension.  

Class-based learning activities: Support the understanding of more difficult theory with activities designed for the whole class. 

Educators

Texts revised annually: Use up-to-date data from the Federal Budget and Balance of Payments figures to ensure economic lessons are always relevant.  

Prepare students for exam time: Give students the best possible preparation for their exams with content that’s both current and comprehensive.  

Trusted, expert authors: Rely on series content honed by author team Tim Dixon and John O'Mahony over the course of twenty years. 

The text is written at the student level and that is the strength of the book.
— NSW Economics Teacher

What it includes

Discover how the components of Pearson Senior Economics improve teaching outcomes.

Components

Student Books

Pearson Senior Economics Student eBooks include: 

  • comprehensive and up-to-date content that follows the syllabus  
  • a rich selection of summative assessment  
  • content written at an appropriate and accessible level  
  • appropriate support and scaffolding of key concepts and knowledge. 

Components

eBooks

Pearson Senior Economics Student eBooks include: 

  • access to the student books in a digital, downloadable format 
  • answers to the workbook activities, including enhanced answers showing fully worked solutions and explanations  
  • exclusive additional resources, including webinar recordings. 

Components

Student Workbooks

Pearson Senior Economics Student Workbooks include: 

  • a range of question types  
  • extensive content designed for exam practice
  • independent research tasks to help learners understand core concepts more thoroughly  
  • class activities to support the understanding of more difficult theory. 

Webinars

Australia and the Global Economy in 2024

Date recorded: Thursday, 6 June 2024

Webinar overview

In June 2024, teachers and students of economics were invited to join textbook authors and economists Tim Dixon and John O’Mahony, as they provided an overview of key developments in the Australian and global Economies, and their relevance for NSW Year 12 Economics in 2024.

Now available to watch on-demand, the webinar can help students learn about how economies work through current practical examples and the latest statistics distilled into a format suitable for application in NSW Year 12 Economics.

The webinar includes live question and answer time and covers key economic updates relating to:

  • rising nationalism and its impact on trade and globalisation
  • economic development in the post-COVID-19 era
  • Australia’s economic outlook
  • the causes of lingering inflationary pressures
  • the 2025 Federal Budget
  • monetary policy settings
  • the impacts of A Future Made in Australia on Australian industry.

Webinar presenters

Tim Dixon has been an economic adviser and chief speechwriter for two Australian prime ministers. He is the co-founder of More in Common, an organisation with teams across Europe and the US who work to bridge social divisions and strengthen democracy. For the past decade he has been based in London and New York, creating start-ups to address social and economic crises. After coming first in the state in his HSC exams and completing Economics and Law degrees, Tim founded an educational publishing business and worked as a technology lawyer at Baker & McKenzie.

John O’Mahony is a partner at Deloitte Access Economics in Sydney, where he specialises in trends in the digital economy. John’s econometric research has been published in the Economic Record and the Australian Economic Review, and in 2018 he received two Cannes Lions awards. He has worked at the Australian Financial Review, in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Economics and Business and served as a Senior Economic Adviser for two prime ministers of Australia. John was awarded the University of Sydney Medal for the First Class Honours degree in Commerce (Liberal Studies).

Webinars

Emerging from the Covid Recession

Recorded: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 

Presented by: Tim Dixon, Co-founder at More in Common and John O’Mahony, Partner at Deloitte Access Economics  

Webinars

Author interview with Tim Dixon and John O'Mahony

Presented by authors Tim Dixon and John O’Mahony 

Duration: 9 minutes 

Meet the authors

Tim Dixon and John O'Mahony have produced Pearson Economics for over twenty years with the support of an experienced team of economists. Together they combine a deep knowledge of economic theory and the Australian and global economies with an in-depth understanding of the senior economics course.

Tim Dixon is co-founder of More in Common, an organisation with teams in the US, UK, France and Germany that work to bridge social and economic divisions and the threat of extremism. For the past decade he has been based in London and New York, creating start-ups to address social and economic crises. After coming first in NSW in his HSC exams, Tim finished degrees in economics and law, worked as a technology lawyer and founded an educational publishing business. He’s worked as an economic adviser and chief speechwriter for two Australian prime ministers.

Tim has also addressed the UN General Assembly and presented Ted Talk sessions.

John O’Mahony is a Partner at Deloitte Access Economics in Sydney, where he specialises in trends in the digital economy. He has worked at the Australian Financial Review, in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Economics and Business, for the NSW Government and as a senior adviser for two Australian prime ministers. John was awarded the University of Sydney Medal for his First-Class Honours degree in Commerce (Liberal Studies) and has co-authored economics textbooks for over twenty years.

Samples & downloads

Tools and materials to help you unlock Pearson Economics.

Please note the Year 12 Student Book and Workbook for 2025 must be ordered separately (not as a pack) to ensure you have them in time for term 4 2024. 

  • Pearson Economics 12 — Australia In The Global Economy 2025 — Student Book Topic 1 — Sample Pages Download PDF (8.6MB)
  • Pearson Economics 12 — Australia In The Global Economy 2025 — Workbook Topic 1 — Sample Pages Download PDF (8.4MB)

Sample pages coming soon! Please get in touch to be the first to receive them. 

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