Originally posted by gehzumteufel
hmm. economics always interested me but its such a complex and deep thing you really cant just randomly read about the stuff. you really have to study it.
got any good resources to just read? god i miss the random reading from the early years of the net. it was so much easier to sift through the junk! i used to read SOO much!
Haha, wish I had some recommendations - when I typed up that original post I was relying heavily on my notes from an international trade and finance class I'm taking right now.
My main economic interest is more in development economics, which is really the only area I've read outside of classes.
"The Bottom Billion" by Paul Collier and "Globalization and its Discontents" by Joseph Stiglitz are the two most recent Economics-oriented books that I've read.
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
Haha, wish I had some recommendations - when I typed up that original post I was relying heavily on my notes from an international trade and finance class I'm taking right now.
My main economic interest is more in development economics, which is really the only area I've read outside of classes.
"The Bottom Billion" by Paul Collier and "Globalization and its Discontents" by Joseph Stiglitz are the two most recent Economics-oriented books that I've read.
lol well then. are those books assuming you have somewhat of an economics background? or are they more explanatory of the terms they use? i dont want to bother reading something that is above my understanding by a lot.
Capitalizt
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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
hmm. economics always interested me but its such a complex and deep thing you really cant just randomly read about the stuff. you really have to study it.
got any good resources to just read? god i miss the random reading from the early years of the net. it was so much easier to sift through the junk! i used to read SOO much!
If you want to learn economics, this is all you need. 10 simple pages will give you a good understanding. Take your time and enjoy.
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
lol well then. are those books assuming you have somewhat of an economics background? or are they more explanatory of the terms they use? i dont want to bother reading something that is above my understanding by a lot.
No, both are very accessible. They and use lots of examples instead of theory even though they are written by two of the top economists in the country right now. I think both have been NYTimes best-sellers within the last few years. Stiglitz used to be a VP at the World Bank, so his is more of an introduction to what the WB and IMF do and how they have messed up their missions, and the Collier book is more explanatory for why poverty exists internationally and what can be done about it. Both good and relatively quick reads.
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
No, both are very accessible. They and use lots of examples instead of theory even though they are written by two of the top economists in the country right now. I think both have been NYTimes best-sellers within the last few years. Stiglitz used to be a VP at the World Bank, so his is more of an introduction to what the WB and IMF do and how they have messed up their missions, and the Collier book is more explanatory for why poverty exists internationally and what can be done about it. Both good and relatively quick reads.
. i still have to finish the book i bought 3 months ago! i dont read physical books enough. i would much rather read it as an ebook. :sigh:
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Capitalizt
If you want to learn economics, this is all you need. 10 simple pages will give you a good understanding. Take your time and enjoy.
i will be honest. economics cant be explained in a short few pages. its a subject that encompasses so many different things that each area takes a whole book to understand just a good portion of it.
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
i will be honest. economics cant be explained in a short few pages. its a subject that encompasses so many different things that each area takes a whole book to understand just a good portion of it.
This is the syllabus (with links to readings) for the graduate-level Intermediate International Trade and Finance Theory course that I'm in - I'm no econ buff, but I am starting to understand most of it, so I take that to mean that it isn't too hard. ;)
Chapter 90 is the one that is about Free Trade and equilibriums.
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
i will be honest. economics cant be explained in a short few pages. its a subject that encompasses so many different things that each area takes a whole book to understand just a good portion of it.
Just read the ten pages darn it ;)
I think it does give a good fundamental understanding of microeconomics.
I have taken college econ 1 and 2 with all the fancy graphs, projections, discussions of increased marginal value, currency fluctuations, the time value of money, yadda yadda yadda. It all really boils down to personal behavior on the micro level, and Walt Williams nails it in Economics for the Citizen.
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Capitalizt
Just read the ten pages darn it ;)
I think it does give a good fundamental understanding of microeconomics.
I have taken college econ 1 and 2 with all the fancy graphs, projections, discussions of increased marginal value, currency fluctuations, the time value of money, yadda yadda yadda. It all really boils down to personal behavior on the micro level, and Walt Williams nails it in Economics for the Citizen.
im still going to read it but you get my point.
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
This is the syllabus (with links to readings) for the graduate-level Intermediate International Trade and Finance Theory course that I'm in - I'm no econ buff, but I am starting to understand most of it, so I take that to mean that it isn't too hard. ;)
Chapter 90 is the one that is about Free Trade and equilibriums.
sweet thanks! looks like some good reading. will do that when i get back from thanksgiving dinner.
djcompossui
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Capitalizt
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Originally posted by djcompossui
When asked why he was the only member of congress not voting to give Rosa Parks a medal of honor he responded, "Rosa Parks is a hero. I just don't see the point of spending 30,000 dollars of taxpayer money on a coin. So I asked my fellow congress members to chip in a 100 dollars like I would and we would pay for it. No one said yes."
He did the same thing (voted NO) for Ronald Reagan...despite being a close personal friend!
