Michael Thrower Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Michael Thrower

History of Economic Ideas - 12 Great Books 1) Free Market: The History of an Idea - Jacob Soll. This great work charts the history of the free market as a concept since Roman times. It highlights that a strict state-market divide implied by 'free market' is a very recent concept. https://t.co/NNcne1B1CA

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Great macroecon book even if you're not an economist, detailing how debt can destabilise economies and proposing we restructure in favour of more risk sharing. Well elaborated testing of economic hypotheses as well.

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A terrific history of the ways we measure production and what activities are considered valuable. As argued, the way we calculate GDP contribution can itself be a political decision. This is an important element to analysis.

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The best intro to critiques of mainstream Econ out there, overview includes: methodological individualism, uncertainty and equalibrium modelling. Great for the Econ student wondering why the heterodox are so critical

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A robust defence of economic modelling, as well as its flaws. Would recommend to anyone unsure why economists are so obsessed with 'models'.

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Taleb is a wonderful corrective to overconfidence by economists. His argument is simple but compelling, humans are blind to the fundamental randomness which governs many of the world's events. Essential reading.

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An instant classic, this work explains the many ways our current data exhibits a gender bias. By positioning men as the default many of our systems are not built to include women. The extent of this problem is breathtaking.

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Behavioural Macroeconomics' doesn't get talked about a lot but this is a great intro, detailing how BE can explain key elements in macroecon cycles. Written right after the GFC, it's definitely worth reading.

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Terrific, accessible short intro to inequality and the economic ideas around it, presented with memorable vignettes such as "who was the richest person ever?" Definitely recommend

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There's something beautiful about a breakdown of statistics presented by a subject matter expert. This book focuses on inequality: demonstrating the contexts and complexities these stats must be understood within. Brilliant read.