SouthAfrican&Proud Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 Hi All, I am currently pursuing graduate Economics study and am trying to come up with a list of personal reading material that can help provide a balanced and well-rounded understanding of the discipline of Economics. What would you say are the top 10 books that every aspiring economist should read irrespective of their intended specific field? I welcome any thoughts or suggestions that you might have.
EngineerGrad Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Wealth of the Nations -- Adam Smith, and Human Action -- Ludwig von Mises are a must clipper 1
ExponentialDecay Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Economic Theory in Retrospect, Mark Blaug
kng229 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Adding a few of my favorites to the list. I am always astounded at how few of these classic works are incorporated into a typical undergraduate curriculum. Even if some of their writings are outdated, they provide valuable context for how we arrived to the current state of the discipline. Keynes/Hayek by Nick Wapshott is an excellent synthesis of their debates. The Affluent Society - John Kenneth Galbraith The Road to Serfdom - F.A. Hayek General Theory of Employment, Money, & Interest - John Maynard Keynes On the Principles of Political Economy & Taxation - David Ricardo An Essay on the Principle of Population - T.A. Malthus
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