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The Reading Lists by Topic pages contain some suggested readings organized by topic, including materials available on Econlib. Brief reviews or descriptions are included for many items.
Supplementary materials for popular college textbooks used in courses in the Principles of Economics, Microeconomics, Price Theory, and Macroeconomics are suggested by topic.
These free resources are appropriate for teachers of high school and AP economics, social studies, and history classes. They are also appropriate for interested students, home schoolers, and newcomers to the topic of economics.
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Definitions and Basics What's the difference between saving and investing? The terms saving and investing are often used interchangeably, but there's a difference. See Smart...
Definitions and Basics Human Capital, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics To most people capital means a bank account, a hundred shares of IBM stock, assembly lines, o...
Definitions and Basics Competition, from the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics "Competition," wrote Samuel Johnson, "is the act of endeavoring to gain what another endeavors ...
An Economics Reading List Bastiat, Frederic, Economic Sophisms Bastiat is free trade's greatest popularizer. This book collects his principal essays exposing the flaws that in...
Brenner, Reuven, Betting on Ideas: Wars, Inflation and Invention Brynjolfsson, Eric and Andrew McAfee, The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brill...