Books by Abhijit V Banerjee and Esther Duflo
“It very much reflects the positive direction of economics over the past decade or two. It’s focused on data and randomized control tests. It’s about developing policy improvements that will make life better for people and working out which kinds of policy interventions actually work and which don’t—without an excessively dogmatic starting point. So the general spirit is to say, ‘Let’s look at interventions by making sophisticated use of data,’ rather than rely either on theory or on the fairly sloppy testing that was done in the past. This approach has produced some striking results.” Read more...
The best books on Learning Economics
John Quiggin, Economist
“The authors talk about understanding the economic lives of the poor and they argue against large, universal solutions.” Read more...
The best books on Economic History
Emma Rothschild, Economist
Interviews where books by Abhijit V Banerjee and Esther Duflo were recommended
The best books on Economic History, recommended by Emma Rothschild
In time of economic crisis, studying the past can teach us much about the world economy today, says economic historian Emma Rothschild.
The best books on Learning Economics, recommended by John Quiggin
We live in a society where it’s vital to have a good grasp of economics, but that doesn’t mean you need an economics degree to understand what it’s all about. Australian economist John Quiggin, author of Economics in Two Lessons, recommends books for learning about economics, all accessible to the general reader, and tries to dispel some of the myths about what it is professional economists do.
