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re: What are some good books about economics?
Posted on 6/2/11 at 12:22 pm to Broke
Posted on 6/2/11 at 12:22 pm to Broke
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Good question.
I would start with Wealth of Nations.
Everybody says this, but unless you want to subject yourself to a detailed exegesis of the varying price of corn (by which he means wheat) in various Scottish villages throughout the 18th century I think there are better choices. No doubt Wealth of Nations is a Great Book (tm) but it is not what I would recommend as an introductory text to someone looking for a basic intro to economics.
Seriously, I'd recommend buying an econ 101 textbook - if you buy used, and are willing to accept last year's edition, you can get it for under $10. Mankiw's text is the gold standard.
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Posted on 6/2/11 at 12:57 pm to Cold Cous Cous
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Seriously, I'd recommend buying an econ 101 textbook - if you buy used, and are willing to accept last year's edition, you can get it for under $10. Mankiw's text is the gold standard.
That's what I was going to say. Find out what LSU is using for Macro (I don't know the number, I think it used to be 2030) and download it. Literally introductory econ. I think Shiller's books are good too, but like THF said, it depends on what your goal is.
Posted on 6/2/11 at 1:35 pm to Cold Cous Cous
got dat covered
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