Economics
John Sloman; Dean Garratt; Jon Guest
Economics
73 selected books, grouped by course
A place to start
Economics: build intuition, then formalize it
Editorial guidance for university students, with independent learners in mind. This is not an official university reading plan. Check your own syllabus before buying; editions and exercise numbers differ.
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First identify the course: introductory microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics are different jobs. For a first micro course, use the assigned text to learn supply and demand, consumer and firm choices, and market structure; move to data and causal methods only when the syllabus asks for them.
Suggested reading approach
- For each model, write down the assumptions before using the graph or equations. Then solve a problem and explain which real-world detail the model leaves out.
- Keep mathematics proportional to the course. Review algebra and graphs first; add calculus, statistics or econometrics only at the level your syllabus requires.
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Books are grouped by the course they are usually read for, then ordered from introductory to advanced.
Principles of Economics 6 books
