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Literature for a starting Economics student
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the nobel prize lectures are good places to start as they involve the academics themselves explaining the ideas, where they came from, what went before/after and how they fit into the overal...
While I think it is fantastic that you are seeking to get an understanding of the wider picture and I certainly would not discourage you in studying to any degree Nothing beats the experience of hands on work.
Let me just say that by not having a ...
Freakonomics is definitely a better choice for the moment than Smith. Smith might be a bit too much for the beginning.
Economics books for leisure (most of them related to applied microeconomics):
- Freakonomics (Levitt)
- Armchair economist (Landsburg)
- Undercover econmist (Harford)
- The Economic Naturalist (Frank)
For spare time...enjoy them!!!
Raul
New Ideas from dead economists by Todd Buchholz the old version and Applied Economics: Thinking beyond stage one by Thomas Sowell...Those 2 books will help you get a better understanding of introduction economics.
I agree - Adam Smith is probably a bit too heavy at the moment... you could try these:
Milton Friedman - Free to Choose, Capitalism and Freedom
Krugman - Return of Depression Economics
Hayek - The Road to Serfdom
There are lots of other forms of...
"What I want from this book is a general understanding of the modern thoughts on Economics, which I can 'keep in the back of my mind' when learning the subject at University, to possibly shape or prevent old ideas becoming 'ingrained' into my econ...
Don't read those - you will never look at economics again. Leave it a year (and that if you are a very keen student) before you tackle those in full.
Try these:
Introducing Keynesian Economics, Pugh and Garratt, Icon
A comic based appreciation o...
as a critical counterweight to the Wealth of Nations try How Economics Forgot History by Geoffrey Hodgson
How Economics Forgot History by Geoffrey Hodgson
"How Economics Forgot History" by Geoffrey Hodgson
start at the beginning i suppose
Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Hi everyone, I am set to start an Economics course at University in the coming months, and was wondering if anyone could recommend me some literature (ideally a book) with an up to date theme, or I guess fresh take-in light of current events-on th...
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