Best economy books

56 of the world's most popular books — descriptions, covers, and classic quotes.

Economy books explain prices, incentives, and why the news about markets rarely matches the week you are living. Read them to get a clearer map, not a hot take.

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Adapt by Tim Harford book cover

Adapt

Tim Harford

Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb book cover

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell book cover

Basic Economics

Thomas Sowell

Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman book cover

Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt book cover

Economics in One Lesson

Henry Hazlitt

Free to Choose by Milton Friedman book cover

Free to Choose

Milton Friedman

Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph E. Stiglitz book cover

Globalization and Its Discontents

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Good Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit V. Banerjee book cover

Good Economics for Hard Times

Abhijit V. Banerjee

Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman book cover

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Thomas L. Friedman

Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows book cover

Thinking in Systems

Donella H. Meadows

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb book cover

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Poor Economics by Abhijit V. Banerjee book cover

Poor Economics

Abhijit V. Banerjee

Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb book cover

Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson book cover

The Ascent of Money

Niall Ferguson

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb book cover

The Black Swan

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The End of Alchemy by Mervyn King book cover

The End of Alchemy

Mervyn King

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes book cover

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

John Maynard Keynes

The Logic of Life by Tim Harford book cover

The Logic of Life

Tim Harford

The Price of Inequality by Joseph E. Stiglitz book cover

The Price of Inequality

Joseph E. Stiglitz

The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson book cover

The Second Machine Age

Erik Brynjolfsson

The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford book cover

The Undercover Economist

Tim Harford

The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman book cover

The World Is Flat

Thomas L. Friedman

Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin book cover

Too Big to Fail

Andrew Ross Sorkin

The worldly philosophers by Robert L. Heilbroner book cover

The worldly philosophers

Robert L. Heilbroner

Das Kapital by Karl Marx book cover

Das Kapital

Karl Marx

Small Is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher book cover

Small Is Beautiful

E. F. Schumacher

Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal book cover

Noli Me Tangere

José Rizal

The undoing project by Michael Lewis book cover

The undoing project

Michael Lewis

Economics by Richard G. Lipsey book cover

Economics

Richard G. Lipsey

This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein book cover

This Changes Everything

Naomi Klein

Managing Humans by Michael Lopp book cover

Managing Humans

Michael Lopp

The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton book cover

The Deficit Myth

Stephanie Kelton

A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey book cover

A Brief History of Neoliberalism

David Harvey

In the plex by Steven Levy book cover

In the plex

Steven Levy

Essays in Honor of Edmond Malinvaud by Paul Champsaur book cover

Essays in Honor of Edmond Malinvaud

Paul Champsaur

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis book cover

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

Yanis Varoufakis

The wealth of networks by Yochai Benkler book cover

The wealth of networks

Yochai Benkler

For the Win by Cory Doctorow book cover

For the Win

Cory Doctorow

Économie internationale by Paul R. Krugman book cover

Économie internationale

Paul R. Krugman

Economic development by Michael P. Todaro book cover

Economic development

Michael P. Todaro

Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen book cover

Development as Freedom

Amartya Sen

Economics, an introductory analysis by Paul Anthony Samuelson book cover

Economics, an introductory analysis

Paul Anthony Samuelson

Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus by Max Weber book cover

Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus

Max Weber

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior by John von Neumann book cover

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior

John von Neumann

Du contrat social by Jean-Jacques Rousseau book cover

Du contrat social

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David book cover

Your Next Five Moves

Patrick Bet-David

Principles of Economics by N. Gregory Mankiw book cover

Principles of Economics

N. Gregory Mankiw

The Art of Strategy by Avinash K. Dixit book cover

The Art of Strategy

Avinash K. Dixit