Thinking Strategically

by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff

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1. The Most Important Economics BooksReading list

   Thinking Strategically is the book that made me fall in love with economics. Without it I’d have dropped the subject completely at university. Thinking Strategically is an introduction to game theory – a mathematical analysis of human vs. human interaction from a tennis match to a salary negotiation. There’s not much…

2. Dani RodrikInterview

   Many. Thinking Strategically by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff; Globalizing Capital by Barry Eichengreen; Phishing for Fools by George Akerlof and Bob Shiller; Democracy Realized by Roberto Mangabeira Unger; Unequal Democracy by Larry Bartels; The Great Escape by Angus Deaton; Spheres of Justice by Michael Walzer…

3. Tim HarfordInterview

   For a witty and spiky introduction to thinking like an economist, either Armchair Economist by Steven Landsburg or Hidden Order by David Friedman. The two books are both excellent but similar. Then for a dose of wisdom and economic history, The Truth About Markets by John Kay. Finally, for the joy of game theory…

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