In the context of the new (information) economy . The introduction to micro- and macroeconomics examines the origins of economic science and the stages of its development, the subject and methods of studying micro- and macroeconomics, basic concepts, general problems of the economic life of society, the foundations of the market organization of the economy. The sections "Microeconomics" and "Macroeconomics" systematically present the named disciplines. In addition to traditional topics of micro- and macroeconomics, new topics related to the problems of practical application of demand theory, market externalities, public choice theory, asymmetric information, the securities market, etc. are considered. Conforms to the GEF of the latest generation. For undergraduate students of higher educational institutions of all forms of education in the areas of "Economics" and "Management", as well as non-economic areas .