Original post by University of WarwickHi,
we're currently waiting on our partner departments to update their reading lists for our joint degree courses, so all the material can be sent out in one document, but the below books form the reading list for the "economics" parts of the reading list (there will also be reading for philosophy, politics and international studies if you are doing a joint degree, as well as maths revision)
The starred items form the starting point for each topic. We don't require you to read everything and we expect you to be sensible and choose what matches your individual needs and interests. When the reading list is sent to you via email, and posted on the website, it will contain links to purchase the books from the Warwick Bookshop
Economics For Fun
** Mlodinow, L. 2008. The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives.**
Harford, T. 2005. The Undercover Economist.
Glaeser, E. L. 2011. Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier.
Blogs and Websites
** VOX : Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists **
danariely.com : Blog of Dan Ariely, a leading researcher in Behavioural Economics
Economics One : A Blog by John B. Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford University
gregmankiw.blogspot.co.uk : Blog of Greg Mankiw, Professor and Chairman of the Economics Department at Harvard University
Micro and Behavioural Economics
** Dixit, A. and Nalebuff, B. 1993. Thinking Strategically: Competitive Edge in Business, Politics and Everyday Life **
Kahneman, D. 2012. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Kay, J. 2004. The Truth About Markets : Why Some Nations are Rich but Most Remain Poor
Macroeconomics
** Rajan, R.G. 2011. Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy **
Stiglitz, J.E. 2012. The Price of Inequality: The Avoidable Causes and Invisible Costs of Inequality
Krugman, P. 2012. End This Depression Now!
Economic History and Development
** Acemoglu, D. and Robinson, J.A. 2012. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty **
Collier, P. 2008. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Banerjee, A. and Duflo, E. 2011. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Diamond, J.M. 1998. Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years