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89 books that people in the directory recommended, matched to economics. Top of the list: The Big Short, picked by Francis Fukuyama, Tim Harford, Barry Ritholtz.
89 books · 109 recommendations from 53 people
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3recommendersThe Big Short 3 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Tim Harford, Barry Ritholtz
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2recommendersFree to Choose 2 recommendersMitch Daniels, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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3recommendersNudge 3 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Dan Ariely, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Wealth of Nations 2 recommendersNiall Ferguson, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 2 recommendersPaul Krugman, Mark Manson
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2recommendersCivilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century 2 recommendersBrian Eno, Neal Stephenson
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2recommendersAverage Is Over 2 recommendersRyan Holiday, Scott H. Young
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Between Debt and the Devil Picked by Martin Wolf
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Capitalism and Freedom Picked by Karl Rove
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Essays in Economics Picked by Paul Krugman
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2recommendersFault Lines 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Robert J. Shiller
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Global Capitalism Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Grand Pursuit Picked by Tim Harford
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Rivals Picked by Joseph Nye
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Slouching Towards Utopia Picked by Martin Wolf
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The Economy of Esteem Picked by Kwame Anthony Appiah
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The End of Loser Liberalism Picked by Aaron Swartz
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The End of Poverty Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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The Future of Capitalism Picked by Bill Gates
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The Myth of the Rational Market Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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The Race between Education and Technology Picked by Daron Acemoglu
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The Rise and Decline of Nations Picked by Mitch Daniels
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The Wheels of Commerce Picked by Robert Reich
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Picked by Ariel Rubinstein
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2recommendersWinner-Take-All Politics 2 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Matthew Yglesias
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Capital Picked by Mark Manson
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Debt Picked by Mark Manson
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Economic Facts and Fallacies Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Good Economics for Hard Times Picked by Bill Gates
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Individualism and Economic Order Picked by Tyler Cowen
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Lords of Finance Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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Natural Capitalism Picked by Van Jones
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Poor Economics Picked by Aaron Swartz
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2recommendersMoral Capital 2 recommendersKwame Anthony Appiah, Will MacAskill
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2recommendersBankers 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Daron Acemoglu
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Crashed Picked by Martin Wolf
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Griftopia Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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Imperialism Picked by Branko Milanović
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In Spite of the Gods Picked by William Dalrymple
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2recommendersMillion Dollar Weekend 2 recommendersAli Abdaal, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersOnly the Paranoid Survive 2 recommendersCodie Sanchez, Tony Fadell
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Philanthrocapitalism Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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Predictably Irrational Picked by Mark Manson
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Seeing Like a State Picked by Brian Eno
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The Great Transformation Picked by Dani Rodrik
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2recommendersThe Passions and the Interests 2 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Brad Delong
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2recommendersThe Rise and Fall of American Growth 2 recommendersPatrick Collison, Martin Wolf
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2recommendersThe Road to Serfdom 2 recommendersMitch Daniels, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Ultimate Resource 2 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Matt Ridley
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2recommendersThis Time Is Different 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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A Tract on Monetary Reform Picked by Niall Ferguson
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Manifesto Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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Power and Plenty Picked by Dani Rodrik
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The Post-American World Picked by Joseph Nye
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century Picked by Bill Gates
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Contours of the World Economy, 1-2030AD Picked by Branko Milanović
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Economic Sentiments: Adam Smith, Condorcet and the Enlightenment Picked by Brad Delong
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Globalizing Capital Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Leverage Cycles and the Anxious Economy Picked by Eric Maskin
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Modern South Asia Picked by Pankaj Mishra
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Murder City Picked by Johann Hari
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New Rules for the New Economy Picked by Seth Godin
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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics Picked by Tim Harford
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The Classical Economists Revisited Picked by Brad Delong
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Age of Ambition Picked by Patrick Collison
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers Picked by Mark Manson
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City of Gold Picked by Derek Sivers
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Essays in Persuasion Picked by Paul Krugman
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Gold and Freedom Picked by Thomas Piketty
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Growth Picked by Bill Gates
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Growth: A Reckoning Picked by Barack Obama
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Hidden Order Picked by Tim Harford
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How Asia Works Picked by Bill Gates
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Hungry Ghosts Picked by Harry Wu
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Lights Out Picked by Bill Gates
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Money Changes Everything Picked by Tim Harford
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Our Common Future Picked by Mary Robinson
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Stubborn Attachments Picked by Mark Manson
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The Internationalists Picked by Steven Pinker
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The Long and the Short of It Picked by Codie Sanchez
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The Medieval Machine Picked by Daniel Suarez
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The Party Picked by Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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The Road to Wigan Pier Picked by Jordan Peterson
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The Scout Mindset Picked by Will MacAskill
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The Theory of the Leisure Class Picked by Robert Reich
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The Thinking Machine Picked by Andrew Hill
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The Truth About Markets Picked by Tim Harford
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The Worldly Philosophers Picked by Brad Delong
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Upheaval Picked by Bill Gates
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