Overview

  • Year Levels 11–12
  • Curriculum NSW
  • Subject Humanities
  • Resource Formats Digital, Print
  • Learning Focus Economics
  • Last Updated Dec 2024

Confidently navigate the biggest syllabus update in 20 years

Pearson Economics is being updated in stages to reflect all changes in the new NSW Economics 11–12 Syllabus (2025), while continuing to incorporate the latest economic data, contemporary examples and current case studies in each new edition.

Pearson Economics 11: The Market Economy 2027

  • Fully revised and rewritten for the NSW Senior Economics Syllabus (2025).

  • Supported by a new teaching and learning program to guide teachers through the new syllabus.

  • Updated examples and data on contemporary topics including housing affordability, the role of productivity in living standards and the impact of international trade on Australian industries.

  • NEW IN TERM 4, 2026: Student Book, Workbook, and eBook with AI study tools.

Pearson Economics 12: Australia in the Global Economy 2027

  • Updated examples and data on contemporary topics including global trade tensions, conflict in the Middle East, rising global instability and economic policy under the second-term Albanese government.

  • NEW IN TERM 4, 2026: Student Book, and eBook with AI study tools.

  • COMING IN TERM 4, 2027: The 2028 edition will be fully revised and rewritten to support the new NSW Senior Economics Syllabus (2025).

Why choose Pearson Senior Economics New South Wales?

Reflecting every syllabus change and content requirement, the new editions provide complete syllabus alignment and a clear pathway to implementation.

Contemporary data, current economic issues and relevant case studies bring economics to life for today's students.

Build students' analytical thinking, data interpretation and economic reasoning through structured learning and authentic examples.

HSC-style questions and exam-focused practice help students develop the skills and confidence needed for success.

A legacy of expertise for every NSW economics classroom 

At the heart of Pearson Economics is a genuine enthusiasm for understanding how economies work and helping students see their relevance to everyday life.

For more than 25 years, authors Tim Dixon and John O'Mahony have combined their passion for economics with experience spanning government, business, research and education.

Supported by an experienced team of economists, they draw on both real-world expertise and deep curriculum knowledge to create engaging, trusted resources for NSW classrooms.

What it includes

A trusted series updated for the latest economic conditions and syllabus requirements

Components

Student Books

Pearson Economics NSW Student Books include:

  • Syllabus-aligned content: Clear coverage of the new Year 11, and current Year 12 syllabuses with contemporary Australian data and examples.

  • Worked examples: Concise explanations with built-in scaffolds and worked examples to unpack harder concepts.

  • Skills building for the real-world: Targeted tasks for graphs, data interpretation and calculations embedded throughout.

  • Revisions and summaries: Quick checks, chapter summaries and key term glossaries to reinforce learning.

  • Exam-style assessments: Review questions and exam-style prompts (short/

  • Extended support: Extension and challenge questions to differentiate without losing core focus.

Components

eBooks with AI study tools

Pearson Economics NSW Student eBooks include: 

  • New AI study tools:

    • Guide independent revision with explanations, summaries and practice.

    • Provide instant, on-demand feedback to support understanding.

    • Use trusted Pearson content to ensure accuracy and syllabus alignment.

    • Designed to complement teacher instruction, not replace it.

  • Full student text in a searchable, device-friendly format with adjustable fonts, zoom and read-aloud for accessibility.

  • Interactive enhancements like glossary pop-ups, quick links to data, case studies, diagram, graph zoom to help students understand key concepts.

  • Built-in features such as highlighting, taking notes and bookmarks synced across devices, along with offline access.

Components

Student Workbooks

Pearson Economics NSW Student Workbooks include: 

  • HSC-style practice with 15 multiple choice questions, three 10-mark short answers, and three extended responses, with the Market Economy workbook fully refreshed for 2026.

  • A full Year 12–style practice exam to build timing, structure and exam technique early.

  • Extension, research and class activities to strengthen difficult theory and calculations, and links concepts across topics while supporting whole-class or independent study for tests and exams.

Webinars and events

The importance of economics for Australia's future

Event overview

In September 2024, teachers and students of economics in New South Wales joined Pearson and esteemed guests to celebrate the 25th year of publication of Australia's best-selling Economics textbook - Pearson Economics.

An incredible opportunity to hear from Australia's Treasurer Hon Dr. Jim Chalmers, this engaging session aims to inspire students to consider the importance of economics for Australia's future as well as deepening their understanding of the latest developments in Australia and the global economy.

We are delighted to make the event recording available for more budding economists to benefit from.

Agenda

  • Open & welcome from Simon Tomlin and Rhiannon Yetsenga
  • Speakers
    • Keynote Dr. Jim Chalmers, Treasurer of Australia
    • Tim Dixon and John O’Mahony, Economists and Authors
  • Q&A panel with Ross Gittins, Sally Cray, Tim Dixon and John O’Mahony moderated by Claudia Crawford

 

Webinars and events

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 and events

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 and events

Author interview with Tim Dixon and John O'Mahony

Presented by authors Tim Dixon and John O’Mahony 

Duration: 9 minutes 

Product Information

View resource titles, ISBNs and pricing for Pearson Economics 2027

Title

ISBN

Price (AUD)

Pearson Economics 11: The Market Economy Bundle (Student Book with eBook + 2027 Workbook)

9780655725039

$115.95

Pearson Economics 11: The Market Economy 2027 Student book, and eBook with AI study tools

9780655725077

$75.96

Pearson Economics 11: The Market Economy 2027 eBook with AI study tools

9780655725046

$55.95

Pearson Economics 11: The Market Economy 2027 Workbook

9780655725046

$42.96

Please note the Year 12 Student Book and Workbook for 2027 must be ordered separately (not as a pack) to ensure you have them in time.

Title

ISBN

Price (AUD)

Pearson Economics 12: Australia in the Global Economy 2027 Student book, and eBook with AI study tools

9780655725084

$75.96

Pearson Economics 12: Australia in the Global Economy 2027 eBook with AI study tools

9780655725053

$55.95

Pearson Economics 12: Australia in the Global Economy 2025 Workbook

9780655718994

$42.96

Samples & downloads

Complete the form to receive samples for the new editions as soon as they are available.

  • Pearson Economics 11 - The Market Economy Economy 2026 - Topic 1 Introduction to Economics - Student book sample pages Download PDF (1.5MB)
  • Pearson Economics 11 - The Market Economy Economy 11E - Topic 2 Consumers and Business - Workbook sample pages Download PDF (1.5MB)

Please note the Year 12 Student Book and Workbook for 2026 must be ordered separately (not as a pack) to ensure you have them in time. 

  • Pearson Economics 12 - Australia in the Global Economy 2026 - Topic 2 Australias Place in the Global Economy - Student book sample pages Download PDF (3.2MB)
  • Pearson Economics 12 — Australia In The Global Economy 2025 — Workbook Topic 1 — Sample Pages Download PDF (8.4MB)

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