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Economic Theory

If you’re interested in society’s economic foundations, this is the category for you. Here you’ll find the classics from luminaries like Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes, as well as the current work of today’s leading economists.

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Economic Growth
Capitalism
Inequality
Inflation
Behavioral Economics

Summaries

9 Book

The Economist's View of the World
And the Quest for Well-Being
Steven E. Rhoads
Cambridge UP, 2021
10 Book

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
John Maynard Keynes
Prometheus Books, 1997
9 Book

Progress and Poverty
An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth; The Remedy
Henry George
CreateSpace, 2017
8 Article

Where Capitalism Is Working
What the World Can Learn From Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Ruchir Sharma
Foreign Affairs, 2024
9 Podcast

Making Sense of Chaos with Doyne Farmer
Doyne Farmer and Martin Reeves
Boston Consulting Group, 2024
9 Book

Growth
A History and a Reckoning
Daniel Susskind
Belknap Press, 2024
8 Report

The Hidden Costs of Pension Reforms
Rising Income Inequality, Lagging Economic Growth
Michael Kahn et al.
NCPERS, 2024
8 Book

The Truth About Pricing
How to Apply Behavioral Economics So Customers Buy
Melina Palmer
Mango Publishing, 2024
7 Article

How Ozempic could change the economy as we know it
Cork Gaines and Allie Kelly
Business Insider UK, 2024
8 Report

People’s Understanding of Inflation
Alberto Binetti et al.
Social Economics Lab, 2024
8 Report

Heartland Visas
How a new place-based, high-skilled visa can help revive growth in the American Heartland
John Lettieri et al.
EIG, 2024
8 Article

New Lessons from Behavioral Economics
The long reach of life experience affects real-world economic outcomes, for policymakers and consumers alike
Ulrike Malmendier and Clint Hamilton
IMF, 2024