ecoli Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I've recently become interested in studying economics, but I don't know where to start. So, if anyone knows any books or online resources that would be good for a relative beginner, I would be glad to know. I'm more interested in macroeconomics here, and capital, markets, etc. Thanks in advanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realitycheck Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 A lot of good links here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroeconomics http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/recession.asp It will be interesting to see if they actually do give us an $800 check and if that will do anything to the economy any more than short-term. Frankly, I believe that it is caused by a number of factors that are a lot harder to fix. Everybody is already bracing for problems - extended war, high gas prices, dollar glut, baby boomers, etc. If they give us the rebates, that will inject 250 billion into our pockets, of which a portion will be saved. 150 billion out of 15 trillion total GDP, it can't hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 It will be interesting to see if they actually do give us an $800 check and if that will do anything to the economy any more than short-term. Frankly, I believe that it is caused by a number of factors that are a lot harder to fix. Everybody is already bracing for problems - extended war, high gas prices, dollar glut, baby boomers, etc. If they give us the rebates, that will inject 250 billion into our pockets, of which a portion will be saved. 150 billion out of 15 trillion total GDP, it can't hurt! The only thing it will do is to sway the perceptions of the uninformed right before election time. However, I'm not sure how that's relevant to ecoli's request for educational resources on macroeconomics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realitycheck Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 It's just a side note. If someone else wants to expound on it, they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 A lot of good links here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroeconomics http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/recession.asp Thanks... but I was thinking more like a course, textbook or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I just read The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics, by Michael Shermer. It's an easy, entertaining read, and quite fascinating, but not really what you're looking for. It's not a course, it just convincingly makes the argument that evolutionary psychologists and economists should be talking to each other a lot more. [/unhelpful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realitycheck Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I always wanted to read Freakonomics. Can't say much about it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 (I just posted this in another thread as well...) You might check out the video links at the bottom of this page (I've never watched them, so cannot attest to their accuracy, but it looked well put together): http://economistsview.typepad.com/economics470/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thanks... I'll look at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDP Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I only own two textbooks on economy but I like them both. "Comparative Economic Systems" H. S. Gardner. It gives a good idea of the major economic systems in the world today, they also cover all regions at least to some extent. But it's quite old, so I guess I should be looking for a new book on comparative economic too . ...and "Macroeconomics" by W.A. McEachern. It's a straightforward introduction, very little math, lots of examples, it covers the essentials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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