The Cartoon Introduction to Economics
by Grady Klein · first published 2010
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Award-winning illustrator Klein has paired up with the economist Bauman to create a clear and humorous introduction to microeconomics. Topics such as supply and demand, decision trees, taxes, auctions, risk investment, game theory, Pareto efficiency, Pareto improvement, marginal analysis, and price elasticity are presented.
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(Economics major and longtime econ book/paper reader here) I very much enjoyed The Cartoon Introduction to Economics as an introduction to microeconomic concepts: http://standupeconomist.com/cartoon-intro-microeconomics/ It's extremely readable and funny and covers most of the situations in real life where you can…
on “Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?” ↗Read the The Cartoon Introduction to Economics Volume One, page 50. Everything more or less is there.
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