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John Kay
John Kay is a British economist. He has been a Fellow of St John’s College, Oxford since 1970 and has held chairs at London Business School, the University of Oxford, and the London School of Economics.
Books by John Kay
“John Kay has written many books but this one feels, to me, like his masterpiece.” Read more...
The Best Introductions to Economics
Tim Harford, Economist
Interviews with John Kay
Best Investing Books for Beginners, recommended by John Kay
Investing can seem scary if you’ve never done it before but it is, in fact, fairly straightforward. Economist John Kay recommends some investing books for beginners.
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Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
by Eric D. Beinhocker -
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Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
by Richard Rumelt -
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis -
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Guns, Germs and Steel
by Jared Diamond -
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
by David S Landes
The best books on Economics in the Real World, recommended by John Kay
The best books on Economics in the Real World, recommended by John Kay
Most people completing degrees in economics won’t have read these books, but they should, says British economist John Kay.
Interviews where books by John Kay were recommended
Ed Smith on My Life and Luck
The former international cricketer, author of a book on luck, and England’s national selector tells us about the chance happenings that have helped shape his life, for better or worse
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Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life
by Avinash Dixit & Barry Nalebuff -
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Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible
by William Goetzmann -
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Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life
by David Friedman -
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The Truth About Markets: Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor
by John Kay -
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Grand Pursuit: The Story of the People Who Made Modern Economics
by Sylvia Nasar
The Best Introductions to Economics, recommended by Tim Harford
The Best Introductions to Economics, recommended by Tim Harford
Nearly every aspect of our life is determined by economics, and yet it’s easy to go through life understanding very little about it. Author and columnist Tim Harford (aka the ‘Undercover Economist’) introduces the best books to get you thinking like an economist.
The best books on A New Capitalism, recommended by Anatole Kaletsky
We need to build an entirely new market system, not just patch up the old one, says economics commentator Anatole Kaletsky. He picks the best books to help us think about what form a new capitalism might take.