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hmichellerose | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +2 
 What's your favorite book on Economics? 

There are so many that I love, but I've been reading Why Nations Fail and really enjoying it. It's so great that I'm having trouble finishing it as I have to pause every 20mins to fantasize about all the arguments I could have won if just I had had that bit of data I just learned! 😝

Highly recommend it.
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marina | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Thinking, Fast and Slow

Here is an interview w the author that convinced me go out and buy the book on economics and psychology https://www.npr.org/2018/03/12/592986190/daniel-kahneman-on-misery-memory-and-our-understanding-of-the-mind
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6a728ff1 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I would recommend "Economics in One Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt. Is a good introduction to austrian economics. The author analyze topics such as minimum wage, price controls, inflation, among others from two perspectives: how beneficial is short vs long term and a group vs population.