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Good economic books?

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nimysa
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States383 Posts
October 31 2009 19:25 GMT
#1
Good you guys recommend me any good books that are able to explain micro/macroeconomic concepts very clearly, and can serve as alternatives to reading boring unclear textbooks?

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Phrujbaz
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Netherlands512 Posts
October 31 2009 19:34 GMT
#2
price theory by david friedman (25 years old)
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Mortality
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States4790 Posts
October 31 2009 19:45 GMT
#3
On November 01 2009 04:25 nimysa wrote:
Good you guys recommend me any good books that are able to explain micro/macroeconomic concepts very clearly, and can serve as alternatives to reading boring unclear textbooks?


The problem with doing this is that most books written on economics that aren't textbooks have a definite slant to them and unless you understand what that slant is and can clearly and easily see past it, you are liable to receive a great deal of misinformation.

Even textbooks can have biases, but it's usually not as bad (and in general, the more mathematically driven the book, the less bias you will find -- usually).
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Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
October 31 2009 20:16 GMT
#4
No book can be a substitiute for a class lecture by a passionate proffessor, who's really good in his field. If you really want to learn economics that is. If you just want to have some fun reading, read freakonomics or something.
WhiteNights
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States252 Posts
October 31 2009 20:24 GMT
#5
Some people I know recommend New Ideas from Dead Economists, but I haven't read it myself.
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nimysa
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States383 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-31 20:56:28
October 31 2009 20:42 GMT
#6
I'm aware of all the flaws that come with this request, but I'm looking for books that explain economic principles, and I don't care if there is bias, as long as I can understand it I'm fine.
Sunhay
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada303 Posts
October 31 2009 22:38 GMT
#7
the one i have for my class is
Microeconomics Third Canadian Edition Colander, Richter, Rockerbie ISBN 0-07-094644-2.

i found it to be pretty decent.
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Keniji
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Netherlands2569 Posts
November 01 2009 00:11 GMT
#8
You could try "principles of economics" by mankiw. it's still a textbook but really easy to understand and doesn't read much like a textbook.
inkblot
Profile Joined December 2004
United States1250 Posts
November 01 2009 00:14 GMT
#9
Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Dantak
Profile Joined January 2006
Czech Republic648 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-01 00:40:05
November 01 2009 00:39 GMT
#10
N. Gregory Mankiw (2006). Principles of Economics, 4th Edition. South-Western College Pub. ISBN 0324224729.

This is a book that we are using. It's "textbook" but it's kinda fun to learn from it. I can definitely recommend it, every concept is discussed clearly without any confusion
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