Economists
Books recommended by Tim Harford
British economist and journalist
British economist and journalist. Their picks here come from 2 Five Books interviews, on The Best Introductions to Economics and Unexpected Economics Books.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Tim Harford has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Tim Harford recommends
10 books from 2 sources. Each one links to the place where Tim recommended it.
The Best Introductions to Economics
Five Books interview in which Tim Harford chooses and discusses five books.
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Thinking Strategically
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best Introductions to Economics”.
Listed in the source as “Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life”.
The Best Introductions to Economics Interviewfivebooks.com
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Money Changes Everything
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best Introductions to Economics”.
Listed in the source as “Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible”.
The Best Introductions to Economics Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Truth About Markets
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best Introductions to Economics”.
Listed in the source as “The Truth About Markets: Why Some Nations are Rich But Most Remain Poor”.
The Best Introductions to Economics Interviewfivebooks.com
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Grand Pursuit
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best Introductions to Economics”.
Listed in the source as “Grand Pursuit: The Story of the People Who Made Modern Economics”.
The Best Introductions to Economics Interviewfivebooks.com
Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books
Five Books interview in which Tim Harford chooses and discusses five books.
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Normal Accidents
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books”.
Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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For the Win
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books”.
Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books”.
Listed in the source as “The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Microeconomics”.
Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Big Short
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books”.
Listed in the source as “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine”.
Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Francis Fukuyama, Barry Ritholtz
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Bad Science
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books”.
Listed in the source as “Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks”.
Tim Harford on Unexpected Economics Books Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Tim Harford
Books Tim Harford wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
1 book Tim recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersThe Big Short 3 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Tim Harford, Barry Ritholtz
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Tim
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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