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Economics

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Books in Economics

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Cover of The Identity Economy: Why We Choose Who We Are

The Identity Economy: Why We Choose Who We Are

How Our Sense of Self and Belonging Drive Economic Choices Beyond Pure Logic

Cover of Irrational Exuberance: The Human Story of Bubbles

Irrational Exuberance: The Human Story of Bubbles

Unpacking the Psychological Currents and Collective Delusions Behind Market Bubbles

Cover of Misbehaving: Decoding Our Predictable Irrationality

Misbehaving: Decoding Our Predictable Irrationality

The Nobel-Winning Revolution in Understanding Our Predictably Irrational Economic Lives

Cover of The Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith on Empathy and Conscience

The Impartial Spectator: Adam Smith on Empathy and Conscience

Adam Smith's Radical Inquiry into Empathy, Conscience, and the Social Origins of Morality

Cover of Narrative Economics: The Stories That Build and Break Markets

Narrative Economics: The Stories That Build and Break Markets

The Stories That Build and Break Markets

Cover of The Narrow Corridor: State, Society, and the Architecture of Freedom

The Narrow Corridor: State, Society, and the Architecture of Freedom

The Dynamic Tension Between State and Society: How Freedom Is Forged and Sustained

Cover of The Architecture of Choice: How Nudges Shape Our Decisions

The Architecture of Choice: How Nudges Shape Our Decisions

The Invisible Hand of Choice Architecture: How Subtle Design Shapes Our Decisions and What It Means for Freedom

Cover of The Uncomfortable Clarity: Vaclav Smil's Quantitative World

The Uncomfortable Clarity: Vaclav Smil's Quantitative World

The Uncomfortable Clarity of Quantitative Data in a World of Narratives.

Cover of The Unchosen Path: Power, Progress, and Our Technological Future

The Unchosen Path: Power, Progress, and Our Technological Future

Power, Progress, and the Choices That Determine Our Technological Destiny

Cover of Beyond Risk: Frank Knight on Uncertainty and Genuine Profit

Beyond Risk: Frank Knight on Uncertainty and Genuine Profit

Frank Knight's Foundational Insight: How Differentiating Risk from Uncertainty Unlocks True Profit and Sharpens Decision-Making.

Cover of Scale: The Universal Equations of Life and Progress

Scale: The Universal Equations of Life and Progress

The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, and Collapse in Organisms, Cities, and Economies

Cover of SuperFreakonomics: The Logic of Unseen Forces

SuperFreakonomics: The Logic of Unseen Forces

The Hidden Incentives, Unseen Forces, and Counter-Intuitive Logic Shaping Our World

Cover of Uncommon Solutions: Thinking Like a Freak

Uncommon Solutions: Thinking Like a Freak

A Radical Approach to Problem-Solving: Challenge Assumptions, Decode Incentives, and Uncover Hidden Truths

Cover of Piketty's Democratic Socialism: Reclaiming the Future of Wealth

Piketty's Democratic Socialism: Reclaiming the Future of Wealth

Thomas Piketty's Radical Vision: Democratizing Wealth and Power for a Fairer Future

Cover of Systemic Fragility: The Enduring Lessons of 'Too Big to Fail'

Systemic Fragility: The Enduring Lessons of 'Too Big to Fail'

The Anatomy of the 2008 Financial Crisis: Power, Panic, and the Impossible Decisions That Saved the World

Cover of The Value Illusion: Unpacking Wealth's True Architects

The Value Illusion: Unpacking Wealth's True Architects

Beyond the Market Myth: Unmasking the Collective Forces That Truly Create Wealth

Cover of Adam Smith: The Unseen Hand of Prosperity

Adam Smith: The Unseen Hand of Prosperity

The Invisible Hand: How Self-Interest and Free Markets Forge National Prosperity

Cover of The Genius Trap: LTCM and the Illusion of Control

The Genius Trap: LTCM and the Illusion of Control

LTCM's Collapse: A Cautionary Tale of Hubris, Leverage, and Systemic Risk

Cover of The Institutional Divide: Architects of National Destiny

The Institutional Divide: Architects of National Destiny

The Institutional Divide: How Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Are Shaped by the Rules of the Game

Cover of The Unseen Architects: Commodity Trading's Global Influence

The Unseen Architects: Commodity Trading's Global Influence

The Unseen Architects: How Commodity Traders Secretly Control the World's Resources

Cover of The Algorithmic Shift: Redefining Value in a Networked Age

The Algorithmic Shift: Redefining Value in a Networked Age

Decoding the Economic Logic of Automation, Networks, and a World Beyond Markets

Cover of Age of Extremes: Patterns of Upheaval and Resilience

Age of Extremes: Patterns of Upheaval and Resilience

How the Crises of the Past Reveal the Logic of Our Unstable Present.

Cover of The Algorithmic Gaze: Autonomy in the Age of Prediction

The Algorithmic Gaze: Autonomy in the Age of Prediction

Shoshana Zuboff's landmark diagnosis of the new economic order built on predicting and controlling our lives.

Cover of Soros's Reflexivity: The Market's Two-Way Mirror

Soros's Reflexivity: The Market's Two-Way Mirror

George Soros's Core Philosophy: How Human Perception Creates and Destroys Market Reality.