• The best books on Economics and the Environment - Predicting Our Climate Future: What We Know, What We Don't Know, And What We Can't Know by David Stainforth
  • The best books on Economics and the Environment - The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma by Michael Bhaskar & Mustafa Suleyman
  • The best books on Economics and the Environment - Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns
  • The best books on Economics and the Environment - Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them by Colin Mayer
  • The best books on Economics and the Environment - Stuck Monkey: The Deadly Planetary Cost of the Things We Love by James Hamilton-Paterson

The best books on Economics and the Environment, recommended by Dieter Helm

If you want to take an economy that’s wholly dependent on fossil fuels and turn it into a low-carbon one it’s going to be expensive, says economist Dieter Helm—and the sooner we face up to that reality the better. He recommends books to help us think through the relationship between economics and the environment, including one that really shines a spotlight on our own, individual behaviour.

  • The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy - Between Debt and the Devil: Money, Credit, and Fixing Global Finance by Adair Turner
  • The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy - Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze
  • The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy - The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty by Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson
  • The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy - Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century by Brad DeLong
  • The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy - The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon

The best books on Challenges Facing the World Economy, recommended by Martin Wolf

Problems in the world economy can have a profound impact on politics. What’s happening in the US and elsewhere is disturbing, says Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator of the Financial Times. He talks us through books to help us reflect on the challenges facing economies. His recommendations include two books that query whether the era of unprecedented economic growth—which has transformed our societies over the last 150 years—is finally coming to an end.

  • The Best Economics Books of 2022 - The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality by Oded Galor
  • The Best Economics Books of 2022 - Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century by Brad DeLong
  • The Best Economics Books of 2022 - Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success by Leah Boustan & Ran Abramitzky
  • The Best Economics Books of 2022 - Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It by Richard V Reeves
  • The Best Economics Books of 2022 - Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller

The Best Economics Books of 2022, recommended by Jason Furman

As we study the causes of economic prosperity over the millennia and particularly the last century-and-a-half, it’s worth remembering that humans are always the most important driver of economic growth. Jason Furman, a Harvard economics professor and former adviser to Barack Obama, picks out five of the best economics books of 2022, as well as topics he’d like to see books about in 2023.