Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, Charles Wheelan.The Armchair Economist is also a good introduction to the so-called “Chicago school” of economics, of which Landsburg is himself a member. The book gives readers a layman's introduction to economics through incentives and their implications, good and bad, and how all aspects of our life are influenced by them.

Steven Landsburg argues that economics can be boiled down to four words: people respond to incentives. The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life, Steven E.Provocative and entertaining, Freakonomics is a crash course in the populist application of economics. Dubner unpack how people respond to incentives by investigating seemingly non-economic subjects like how parents pick names for their children and even how the legalization of abortion could be responsible for a drop in crime. This list, while by no means an exhaustive study of the best economic texts, contains a mix of classic and contemporary works that will give you a historical understanding of economics as well as an idea of how modern economics are applied today. One of the best ways to discover your particular passion in the field of economics is to read a range of books. Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics and Management.Graduate Certificate in Project Monitoring & Evaluation.Graduate Certificate in Nutrition Education.Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Analytics and Management.School of Professional and Extended Studies Graduate Certificate Programs.MS in Human Resource Analytics and Management.School of Professional and Extended Studies.MA in Economics, Applied Economics Specialization.MS in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security.Master of Public Administration and Policy.

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