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Suggested Reading for Fun

I was asked to suggest some book or other resources for those who want to continue learning about economics. Here is a list of books and resources I like;

 

Books about Economics

  1. Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. This is a very good book about unusual applications of economics.
  2. On The Wealth of Nations
    - By P. J. O’Rourke. This is a good and irreverent look at The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
  3. The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas – by Robert H. Frank. This is another interesting book about applications of economics.
  4. The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times – by Robert H. Frank. This is also another interesting book about applications of economics by the same author.

 

Books Related To Economic History

  1. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
    - by Liaquat Ahamed. This is a very good book about the events that led to the Great Depression.
  2. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance - by Ron Chernow
  3. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World - by Niall Ferguson
  4. The Cash Nexus: Economics And Politics From The Age Of Warfare Through The Age Of Welfare, 1700-2000
    - by Niall Ferguson
  5. This Time is Different – by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff

 

Interesting Biographies

  1. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. - by Ron Chernow
  2. Alexander Hamilton (the first Sectretary of the treasury)
    - by Ron Chernow
  3. Andrew Carnegie – by David Nasaw

 

Newspapers, Business News Sites, Blogs

  1. The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/home-page. This has a more conservative editorial page.

Interesting Blog: Real Time Economics (http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/)

Interesting Blog: MarketBeat (http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/)

  1. The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/. This has a more liberal editorial page.

Interesting Blog: Paul Krugman (http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/)

Interesting Blog: Freakonomics (http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/))

  1. CNN Money: http://money.cnn.com/
  2. CBS Market Watch: http://www.marketwatch.com/
  3. MSN.Money: http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp
  4. Yahoo!Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/
  5. Bllomberg.com: http://www.bloomberg.com/

 

Websites Related to Economic Thought

The History of Economic Thought Website: http://homepage.newschool.edu/het/

Encyclopedia of Law and Economics: http://users.ugent.be/~gdegeest/

 

 

Paul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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