Economics Reading List

This is the list of my favorite economics books, articles, papers, and blogs.

1. Books

1.1. General Economics

• 50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to know - Edmund Conway.

• Freakonomics - Steven Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner.

• SuperFreakonomics - Steven Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner.

• The Economic Naturalist - Robert H. Frank.

1.2. Fundamentals of Economics

• Principles of Economics - Steven A. Greenlaw, David Shapiro.

• Principles of Economics - N. Gregory Mankiw.

• Intermediate Microeconomics - Hal R. Varian.

• Macroeconomics - N. Gregory Mankiw.

1.3. International Trade and Finance

• International Economics: Theory and Policy - Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, Marc J. Melitz.

1.4. Econometrics

• Basic Econometrics - Damodar N. Gujarati.

1.5. Game Theory

• Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory - Joel Watson.

1.6. Miscellaneous

• The World Economy - Barney Warf, Frederick P. Stutz.

• Why Nations Fail - Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson.

2. Research Papers and Articles

• The Impact of Machine Learning on Economics - Susan Athey.

• The Effects of Uber’s Surge Pricing: A Case Study.

• The Billion Prices Project: Using Online Prices for Measurement and Research.

• Dilemma not Trilemma: The Global Financial Cycle and Monetary Policy Independence.

• Capital Inflows and Real Exchange Rate Appreciation in Latin America: The Role of External Factors.

• Currency Mismatches, Debt Intolerance, and the Original Sin: Why They Are Not the Same and Why It Matters.

• The Costs of Sovereign Default: Evidence from Argentina.

• Tax Policy and the Size of Government.

3. Blogs

• Marginal Revolution.

• Greg Mankiw’s Blog.

• Paul Krugman, New York Times Blog.

• Economists Do It with Models.

• Economist’s View.

• The Economist Graphic Detail.

• Freakonomics.