Economic theory in retrospect

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• davidivadavid · Sep 23, 2016 · Recommends

  …to start there than the pop econ books (and I would dispense with most heterodox reading before you're able to assess them within a larger framework). Two good books that haven't been mentioned here: Economic Theory in Retrospect, by Mark Blaug. Very useful to get a good historical grounding in the main ideas that compose today's orthodox economics. The Applied Theory of Pirce, by McCloskey. Your usual microeconomics textbook,…

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• zhte415 · Sep 10, 2016 · Recommends

  Just read. One book that has stayed constantly on my bookcase, in my suitcase, under my bed, [alternate preposition location + noun location] is Blaug, Economic Theory in Retrospect. It is quite fantastic.

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• rz2k · Nov 24, 2017 · Recommends

  …consensus of economists on the nature of finance and banking. A excellent work to better understand the history of economic thought from before Adam Smith through to mid-twentieth century is Mark Blaug's Economic Theory in Retrospect.[1] Discussions about systemic risk, for example, have not lead to normative conclusions about nationalizing banking. An analogy might be that finance is like electricity. The very real risks of electrocution…

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• zhte415 · Apr 28, 2023 · Recommends

  …centuries, and if reading really need to be read in full than in part (for example, discussion in part V III in The Wealth of Nations hardly paints discussion in I in an entirely positive light) try Blaug, Economic Theory in Retrospect. For specific topics, like Industrial Economics, or Experimental Economics for example, consult the reading list of a university's undergraduate course options.

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