The Undercover Economist

by Tim Harford

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1. David BurkusInterview

   I would include anything by Daniel Pink is fantastic; I haven’t had a chance to get my hands on his upcoming book When, but I’ve talked to people who have and I’m super anticipating it. I’m a surprisingly big fan of The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford (see Tim Harford’s reading list here). He has a couple of…

2. Diane CoyleInterview

   Reinventing the Bazaar by John McMillan, The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford and my own GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History (if that’s allowed). But there’s a wide choice now. Popular economics is a genre that has grown incredibly in recent years, and it’s great to see a lot of top economists producing…

3. Jon GruberInterview

   I would recommend: Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt; The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford; and Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan.

4. The Best Economics Books for BeginnersReading list

   Tim Harford is a senior columnist for the Financial Times, a bestselling author and a broadcaster. His books include The Undercover Economist, which is also the name of his FT column in which Tim shares economic ideas behind everyday experiences). Tim is a believer that the power of economics can be used for good and…

5. The Most Important Economics BooksReading list

   Tim Harford is a senior columnist for the Financial Times, a bestselling author and a broadcaster. His books include The Undercover Economist, which is also the name of his FT column in which Tim shares economic ideas behind everyday experiences). Tim is a believer that the power of economics can be used for good and…

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