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Last updated: May 26, 2025

    The best books on Market Competition, recommended by Jason Furman

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    The best books on Market Competition - Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists by Luigi Zingales & Raghuram G Rajan

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    Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
    by Luigi Zingales & Raghuram G Rajan

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    The best books on Market Competition - Exit, Voice, and Loyalty by Albert Hirschman

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    Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
    by Albert Hirschman

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    The best books on Market Competition - Antitrust Paradox by Robert H. Bork

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    Antitrust Paradox
    by Robert H. Bork

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    The best books on Market Competition - Lectures on Antitrust Economics by Michael D. Whinston

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    Lectures on Antitrust Economics
    by Michael D. Whinston

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    The best books on Market Competition - Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society by E. Glen Weyl & Eric A. Posner

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    Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
    by E. Glen Weyl & Eric A. Posner

  • Despite the large number of brands, most Americans buy their beer from just two companies. Consumer choice in the new digital economy is hardly better. Economist Jason Furman, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under Barack Obama and now a professor at Harvard, recommends books to better understand market competition.

  • The best books on Market Competition - Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists by Luigi Zingales & Raghuram G Rajan
  • The best books on Market Competition - Exit, Voice, and Loyalty by Albert Hirschman
  • The best books on Market Competition - Antitrust Paradox by Robert H. Bork
  • The best books on Market Competition - Lectures on Antitrust Economics by Michael D. Whinston
  • The best books on Market Competition - Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society by E. Glen Weyl & Eric A. Posner

The best books on Market Competition, recommended by Jason Furman

Despite the large number of brands, most Americans buy their beer from just two companies. Consumer choice in the new digital economy is hardly better. Economist Jason Furman, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under Barack Obama and now a professor at Harvard, recommends books to better understand market competition.

The best books on Market Competition, recommended by Jason Furman

    Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List, recommended by Eric Maskin

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    Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Bank Runs, Deposit Insurance and Liquidity (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 91, No. 3, June 1983) by Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig

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    Bank Runs, Deposit Insurance and Liquidity (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 91, No. 3, June 1983)
    by Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig

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    Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Private and Public Supply of Liquidity (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 106, No. 1, February 1998) by Bengt Holmstrom and Jean Tirole

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    Private and Public Supply of Liquidity (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 106, No. 1, February 1998)
    by Bengt Holmstrom and Jean Tirole

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    Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - The Prudential Regulation of Banks by Mathias Dewatripont and Jean Tirole

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    The Prudential Regulation of Banks
    by Mathias Dewatripont and Jean Tirole

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    Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Credit Cycles (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 105, No. 2, April 1997) by Nobuhiro Kiyotaki and John Moore

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    Credit Cycles (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 105, No. 2, April 1997)
    by Nobuhiro Kiyotaki and John Moore

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    Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Leverage Cycles and the Anxious Economy (American Economic Review, Vol. 98, No. 4, September 2008) by Ana Fostel and John Geanakoplos

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    Leverage Cycles and the Anxious Economy (American Economic Review, Vol. 98, No. 4, September 2008)
    by Ana Fostel and John Geanakoplos

  • The 2007 Nobel Economics Prize winner says that, contrary to popular perception, economic theory did a good job of predicting the financial crisis, it's just that no one was paying any attention. Eric Maskin talks us through four journal articles and one book on 'economic theory and the financial crisis.'

  • Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Bank Runs, Deposit Insurance and Liquidity (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 91, No. 3, June 1983) by Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig
  • Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Private and Public Supply of Liquidity (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 106, No. 1, February 1998) by Bengt Holmstrom and Jean Tirole
  • Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - The Prudential Regulation of Banks by Mathias Dewatripont and Jean Tirole
  • Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Credit Cycles (Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 105, No. 2, April 1997) by Nobuhiro Kiyotaki and John Moore
  • Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List - Leverage Cycles and the Anxious Economy (American Economic Review, Vol. 98, No. 4, September 2008) by Ana Fostel and John Geanakoplos

Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List, recommended by Eric Maskin

The 2007 Nobel Economics Prize winner says that, contrary to popular perception, economic theory did a good job of predicting the financial crisis, it’s just that no one was paying any attention. Eric Maskin talks us through four journal articles and one book on ‘economic theory and the financial crisis.’

Economic Theory and the Financial Crisis: A Reading List, recommended by Eric Maskin

    The best books on The Euro, recommended by Barry Eichengreen

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    The best books on The Euro - Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt

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    Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
    by Tony Judt

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    The best books on The Euro - The Euro by David Marsh

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    The Euro
    by David Marsh

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    The best books on The Euro - Varieties of Capitalism by Peter Hall and David Soskice

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    Varieties of Capitalism
    by Peter Hall and David Soskice

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    The best books on The Euro - The Euro by Marco Buti

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    The Euro
    by Marco Buti

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    The best books on The Euro - Europe and the Euro by Alberto Alesina & Francesco Giavazzi

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    Europe and the Euro
    by Alberto Alesina & Francesco Giavazzi

  • With hindsight, was the euro a good idea? Will it come through the present crisis intact or will any country decide to leave? And what happens if they do? Economist Barry Eichengreen recommends the best books on the euro.

  • The best books on The Euro - Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
  • The best books on The Euro - The Euro by David Marsh
  • The best books on The Euro - Varieties of Capitalism by Peter Hall and David Soskice
  • The best books on The Euro - The Euro by Marco Buti
  • The best books on The Euro - Europe and the Euro by Alberto Alesina & Francesco Giavazzi

The best books on The Euro, recommended by Barry Eichengreen

With hindsight, was the euro a good idea? Will it come through the present crisis intact or will any country decide to leave? And what happens if they do? Economist Barry Eichengreen recommends the best books on the euro.

The best books on The Euro, recommended by Barry Eichengreen

    The best books on GDP, recommended by David Pilling

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    The best books on GDP - Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling

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    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
    by Hans Rosling

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    The best books on GDP - GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History by Diane Coyle

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    GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History
    by Diane Coyle

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    The best books on GDP - Gross Domestic Problem: The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number by Lorenzo Fioramonti

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    Gross Domestic Problem: The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number
    by Lorenzo Fioramonti

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    The best books on GDP - The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton

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    The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
    by Angus Deaton

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    The best books on GDP - Collapse by Jared Diamond

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    Collapse
    by Jared Diamond

  • As we try to make the world a better place, how does a measure that started as a way of mobilizing for war in the 17th century help? Can it be improved on? Financial Times journalist David Pilling talks us through the best books to think about gross domestic product, or GDP.

  • The best books on GDP - Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
  • The best books on GDP - GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History by Diane Coyle
  • The best books on GDP - Gross Domestic Problem: The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number by Lorenzo Fioramonti
  • The best books on GDP - The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton
  • The best books on GDP - Collapse by Jared Diamond

The best books on GDP, recommended by David Pilling

As we try to make the world a better place, how does a measure that started as a way of mobilizing for war in the 17th century help? Can it be improved on? Financial Times journalist David Pilling talks us through the best books to think about gross domestic product, or GDP.

The best books on GDP, recommended by David Pilling

    The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Daniel Hamermesh

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    The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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    Cutting for Stone
    by Abraham Verghese

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    The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

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    In the Garden of Beasts
    by Erik Larson

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    The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - Core Economics by Core Economics Team

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    Core Economics
    by Core Economics Team

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    The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - The Worldly Philosophers by Robert L Heilbroner

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    The Worldly Philosophers
    by Robert L Heilbroner

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    The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster

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    Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
    by Emily Oster

  • In this latest book, Spending Time, distinguished labour economist Daniel Hamermesh looks at how we spend time, our 'most valuable resource.' Here he suggests books worth spending your valuable time on this holiday, including an introductory economics textbook.

  • The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
  • The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
  • The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - Core Economics by Core Economics Team
  • The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - The Worldly Philosophers by Robert L Heilbroner
  • The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday - Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster

The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Daniel Hamermesh

In this latest book, Spending Time, distinguished labour economist Daniel Hamermesh looks at how we spend time, our ‘most valuable resource.’ Here he suggests books worth spending your valuable time on this holiday, including an introductory economics textbook.

The Best Economics Books to Take on Holiday, recommended by Daniel Hamermesh

    Best Economics Books for Kids, recommended by Yana van der Meulen Rodgers

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    Best Economics Books for Kids - Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

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    Cloud Tea Monkeys
    by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

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    Best Economics Books for Kids - Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts & Noah Jones (illustrator)

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    Those Shoes
    by Maribeth Boelts & Noah Jones (illustrator)

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    Best Economics Books for Kids - Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen

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    Violet the Pilot
    by Steve Breen

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    Best Economics Books for Kids - Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier

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    Beatrice’s Goat
    by Page McBrier

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    Best Economics Books for Kids - Sanji and the Baker by Robin Tzannes

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    Sanji and the Baker
    by Robin Tzannes

  • Great books can introduce kids to economics at a young age, says Rutgers University economics professor Yana van der Meulen Rodgers. Here she picks some lovely story books for 5-10 year olds and explains the key economic concepts they illustrate.

  • Best Economics Books for Kids - Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
  • Best Economics Books for Kids - Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts & Noah Jones (illustrator)
  • Best Economics Books for Kids - Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
  • Best Economics Books for Kids - Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier
  • Best Economics Books for Kids - Sanji and the Baker by Robin Tzannes

Best Economics Books for Kids, recommended by Yana van der Meulen Rodgers

Great books can introduce kids to economics at a young age, says Rutgers University economics professor Yana van der Meulen Rodgers. Here she picks some lovely story books for 5-10 year olds and explains the key economic concepts they illustrate.

Best Economics Books for Kids, recommended by Yana van der Meulen Rodgers

    The best books on Moral Economy, recommended by Will Davies

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    The best books on Moral Economy - The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber

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    The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
    by Max Weber

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    The best books on Moral Economy - The Gift by Marcel Mauss

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    The Gift
    by Marcel Mauss

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    The best books on Moral Economy - The Passions and the Interests by Albert Hirschman

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    The Passions and the Interests
    by Albert Hirschman

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    The best books on Moral Economy - The New Spirit of Capitalism by Eve Chiapello & Luc Boltanski

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    The New Spirit of Capitalism
    by Eve Chiapello & Luc Boltanski

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    The best books on Moral Economy - Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber

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    Debt: The First 5000 Years
    by David Graeber

  • The sociologist Will Davies discusses five of the best books about moral economy: the study of norms, values, principles and ethics within the space of the economy.

  • The best books on Moral Economy - The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber
  • The best books on Moral Economy - The Gift by Marcel Mauss
  • The best books on Moral Economy - The Passions and the Interests by Albert Hirschman
  • The best books on Moral Economy - The New Spirit of Capitalism by Eve Chiapello & Luc Boltanski
  • The best books on Moral Economy - Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber

The best books on Moral Economy, recommended by Will Davies

The sociologist Will Davies discusses five of the best books about moral economy: the study of norms, values, principles and ethics within the space of the economy.

The best books on Moral Economy, recommended by Will Davies

    The Best Economics Books of 2018, recommended by Diane Coyle

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    The Best Economics Books of 2018 - The Republic of Beliefs by Kaushik Basu

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    The Republic of Beliefs
    by Kaushik Basu

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    The Best Economics Books of 2018 - The Community of Advantage: A Behavioural Economist's Defence of the Market by Robert Sugden

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    The Community of Advantage: A Behavioural Economist's Defence of the Market
    by Robert Sugden

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    The Best Economics Books of 2018 - Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management by Caitlin Rosenthal

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    Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management
    by Caitlin Rosenthal

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    The Best Economics Books of 2018 - No Ordinary Woman: The Life of Edith Penrose by Angela Penrose

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    No Ordinary Woman: The Life of Edith Penrose
    by Angela Penrose

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    The Best Economics Books of 2018 - Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science by Karl Sigmund

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    Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
    by Karl Sigmund

  • From a book about applying game theory to public policy to an account of how modern management practices were first developed on slave plantations, it's been another good year for interesting and accessible economics books. Cambridge professor Diane Coyle talks us through her selection of the best economics books of 2018.

  • The Best Economics Books of 2018 - The Republic of Beliefs by Kaushik Basu
  • The Best Economics Books of 2018 - The Community of Advantage: A Behavioural Economist's Defence of the Market by Robert Sugden
  • The Best Economics Books of 2018 - Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management by Caitlin Rosenthal
  • The Best Economics Books of 2018 - No Ordinary Woman: The Life of Edith Penrose by Angela Penrose
  • The Best Economics Books of 2018 - Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science by Karl Sigmund

The Best Economics Books of 2018, recommended by Diane Coyle

From a book about applying game theory to public policy to an account of how modern management practices were first developed on slave plantations, it’s been another good year for interesting and accessible economics books. Cambridge professor Diane Coyle talks us through her selection of the best economics books of 2018.

The Best Economics Books of 2018, recommended by Diane Coyle

    Best Economics Books of 2017, recommended by Diane Coyle

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    Best Economics Books of 2017 - Economics for the Common Good by Jean Tirole

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    Economics for the Common Good
    by Jean Tirole

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    Best Economics Books of 2017 - Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy by Dani Rodrik

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    Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy
    by Dani Rodrik

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    Best Economics Books of 2017 - Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought by Andrew W Lo

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    Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
    by Andrew W Lo

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    Best Economics Books of 2017 - The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return by Mihir Desai

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    The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
    by Mihir Desai

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    Best Economics Books of 2017 - The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty by Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider

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    The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty
    by Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider

  • With an array of intriguing and accessible books coming out, there's no excuse not to be reading about economics. The 'Enlightened Economist,' Diane Coyle, recommends the best economics books that hit the shelves this past year.

  • Best Economics Books of 2017 - Economics for the Common Good by Jean Tirole
  • Best Economics Books of 2017 - Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy by Dani Rodrik
  • Best Economics Books of 2017 - Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought by Andrew W Lo
  • Best Economics Books of 2017 - The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return by Mihir Desai
  • Best Economics Books of 2017 - The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty by Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider

Best Economics Books of 2017, recommended by Diane Coyle

With an array of intriguing and accessible books coming out, there’s no excuse not to be reading about economics. The ‘Enlightened Economist,’ Diane Coyle, recommends the best economics books that hit the shelves this past year.

Best Economics Books of 2017, recommended by Diane Coyle

    Best Economics Books of 2016, recommended by Diane Coyle

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    Best Economics Books of 2016 - The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon

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    The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
    by Robert J. Gordon

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    Best Economics Books of 2016 - The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens by Samuel Bowles

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    The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens
    by Samuel Bowles

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    Best Economics Books of 2016 - Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent by Brooke Harrington

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    Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent
    by Brooke Harrington

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    Best Economics Books of 2016 - The Inner Lives of Markets: How People Shape Them—And They Shape Us by Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan

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    The Inner Lives of Markets: How People Shape Them—And They Shape Us
    by Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan

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    Best Economics Books of 2016 - Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms by David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee

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    Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms
    by David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee

  • There is much left to be understood about how economies work, but an increasing number of popular books means you no longer have to be a professional economist to get a good grasp of the subject. The distinguished British economist, Diane Coyle, recommends this year's best economics books.

  • Best Economics Books of 2016 - The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon
  • Best Economics Books of 2016 - The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens by Samuel Bowles
  • Best Economics Books of 2016 - Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent by Brooke Harrington
  • Best Economics Books of 2016 - The Inner Lives of Markets: How People Shape Them—And They Shape Us by Ray Fisman and Tim Sullivan
  • Best Economics Books of 2016 - Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms by David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee

Best Economics Books of 2016, recommended by Diane Coyle

There is much left to be understood about how economies work, but an increasing number of popular books means you no longer have to be a professional economist to get a good grasp of the subject. The distinguished British economist, Diane Coyle, recommends this year’s best economics books.

Best Economics Books of 2016, recommended by Diane Coyle
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