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	\| [http://freakonomics.com/blog Freakonomics] \|\| Stephen J. Dubner, Steven Levitt, and many other contributors \|\| Posts vary considerably in length. Authors come from a wide range of perspectives. There is generally more discussion of interesting aind counter-intuitive facts and less of moral and philosophical issues.		\| [http://freakonomics.com/blog Freakonomics] \|\| Stephen J. Dubner, Steven Levitt, and many other contributors \|\| Posts vary considerably in length. Authors come from a wide range of perspectives. There is generally more discussion of interesting aind counter-intuitive facts and less of moral and philosophical issues.
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			==See also==

			* [[Economics learning recommendations]] for recommendations on how to learn economics formally.
			* [[Development economics reading recommendations]] for recommendations specific to economic development (worldwide).

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	==Blogs to follow==		==Blogs to follow==

	The blogs below are not focused on analysis of current events, but on taking a broad view of economics in relation to social, cultural, and philosophical issues. The knowledge and insight you can gain from following them will therefore tend to have more long-lasting value.		The blogs below are not focused exclusively on analysis of current events, but on taking a broad view of economics in relation to social, cultural, and philosophical issues. The knowledge and insight you can gain from following them will therefore tend to have more long-lasting value.

			Recommendations are in decreasing order of recommendation strength.

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	\| [http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/ Modeled Behavior] (on Forbes) \|\| Adam Ozimek (primary), Karl Smith \|\| Posts are of mid-range length, about 500-1000 words. The authors have a left-liberal perspective, albeit they lean more classically liberal than mainstream left-liberals, possibly on account of their economic background. Posts are generally focused on analysis of contemporary issues in conjunction with economic principles.		\| [http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/ Modeled Behavior] (on Forbes) \|\| Adam Ozimek (primary), Karl Smith \|\| Posts are of mid-range length, about 500-1000 words. The authors have a left-liberal perspective, albeit they lean more classically liberal than mainstream left-liberals, possibly on account of their economic background. Posts are generally focused on analysis of contemporary issues in conjunction with economic principles.
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			\| [http://freakonomics.com/blog Freakonomics] \|\| Stephen J. Dubner, Steven Levitt, and many other contributors \|\| Posts vary considerably in length. Authors come from a wide range of perspectives. There is generally more discussion of interesting aind counter-intuitive facts and less of moral and philosophical issues.
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Blogs to follow

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	\| [http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/ Modeled Behavior] (on Forbes) \|\| Adam Ozimek (primary), Karl Smith \|\| Posts are of mid-range length, about 500-1000 words. The authors have a left-liberal perspective, albeit they lean more classically liberal than mainstream left-liberals, possibly on account of their economic background. Posts are generally focused on analysis of contemporary issues in conjunction with economic principles.		\| [http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/ Modeled Behavior] (on Forbes) \|\| Adam Ozimek (primary), Karl Smith \|\| Posts are of mid-range length, about 500-1000 words. The authors have a left-liberal perspective, albeit they lean more classically liberal than mainstream left-liberals, possibly on account of their economic background. Posts are generally focused on analysis of contemporary issues in conjunction with economic principles.
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	\| ''Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles'' \|\| Richard B. McKenzie \|\| ISBN 978-0387769998, [http://www.amazon.com/Why-Popcorn-Costs-Much-Movies-ebook/dp/B001BY0T6O/ Amazon paperback]		\| ''Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles'' \|\| Richard B. McKenzie \|\| ISBN 978-0387769998, [http://www.amazon.com/Why-Popcorn-Costs-Much-Movies-ebook/dp/B001BY0T6O/ Amazon paperback]
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			==Blogs to follow==

			The blogs below are not focused on analysis of current events, but on taking a broad view of economics in relation to social, cultural, and philosophical issues. The knowledge and insight you can gain from following them will therefore tend to have more long-lasting value.

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			\| [http://econlog.econlib.org EconLog] \|\| Bryan Caplan (COI disclosure: Caplan is a friend of Vipul Naik, one of the wiki authors) and David Henderson are the regular bloggers. There have been many guest bloggers. \|\| Posts are of mid-range length, about 500-1000 words (longer than Facebook posts, but shorter than magazine articles). The authors have a libertarian perspective. Posts relate economics to social issues, philosophy, history, and pop culture.
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			\| [http://www.marginalrevolution.com Marginal Revolution] \|\| Tyler Cowen (primary), Alex Tabarrok \|\| Posts are generally short to mid-range (typical length is 100-500 words). The authors have a libertarian perspective, but less than EconLog. Posts are often more focused on contemporary issues than on abstract philosophical issues.
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			\| [http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/ Modeled Behavior] (on Forbes) \|\| Adam Ozimek (primary), Karl Smith \|\| Posts are of mid-range length, about 500-1000 words. The authors have a left-liberal perspective, albeit they lean more classically liberal than mainstream left-liberals, possibly on account of their economic background. Posts are generally focused on analysis of contemporary issues in conjunction with economic principles.
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	{{further\|[[cautionary notes for economics learners]]}}		{{further\|[[cautionary notes for economics learners]]}}

			# Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.
			# Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.
	# The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.		# The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.
	# The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and only ''then'' proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.		# The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and only ''then'' proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.
	# ~~Contrary~~ to ~~what many people think,~~ economics ~~is only tangentially related to~~ the ~~subjects of finance~~, ~~business management, and accounting. As~~ a ~~discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science~~.		# Basic economics does not require much mathematics. However, in order to delve into economics beyond the basics, you will need to have a strong mathematical background. If you are interested in economics beyond the basics, therefore, you should make sure to [[learn mathematics well]].
	~~# Understanding economics will not make~~ you ~~notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions~~ in ~~these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than~~ the ~~existing consensus of experts. What economics can help~~ you ~~with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies~~.

	==Core recommendations==		==Core recommendations==

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	{{further\|[[cautionary notes for economics learners]]}}		{{further\|[[cautionary notes for economics learners]]}}

	* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.		# The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.
	* The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and only ''then'' proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.		# The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and only ''then'' proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.
	* Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.		# Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.
	* Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.		# Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.

	==Core recommendations==		==Core recommendations==

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	==A few things to keep in mind==		==A few things to keep in mind==

			{{further\|[[cautionary notes for economics learners]]}}

	* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.		* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.

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	* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.		* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.
	* The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and then proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.		* The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and only ''then'' proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.
	* Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.		* Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.
	* Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.		* Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.

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	* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.		* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.
	* The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- ~~are~~ both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and then proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.		* The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- is both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and then proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.
	* Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.		* Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.
	* Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.		* Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.

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	This page lists reading recommendations for people interested in economics.		This page lists reading recommendations for people interested in economics.

			==A few things to keep in mind==

			* The subject of economics is very politically charged, because of the significant extent to which economics affects the daily lives of people and the decisions of democratically elected governments. As a result of this, a lot of books in the market that claim to be introductions to economics may in fact be attempts to sell a particular form of economic doctrine.
			* The topic of microeconomics is well-understood, but the topic of macroeconomics -- the large-scale operation of the economy, including such issues as money, inflation, unemployment, and business cycles -- are both poorly understood and controversial. There are many different schools of thought even within mainstream economics, and even more at the fringes. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you begin your study of economics by focusing on the key ideas of microeconomics and then proceed to understand the different schools of macroeconomic thought.
			* Contrary to what many people think, economics is only tangentially related to the subjects of finance, business management, and accounting. As a discipline, it is more closely related to sociology and political science.
			* Understanding economics will not make you notably better than others at making predictions about the stock market or economic recessions. Predictions in these areas are notoriously hard and it would take a lot of effort to reliably do better than the existing consensus of experts. What economics can help you with is reliably understanding some of the mechanisms of operation and the effects of policies on economies.

	==Core recommendations==		==Core recommendations==