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Books
Books provide an in-depth look at a topic, but on a broad scale. Due to publishing schedules, they may not have the latest information. You will use the library catalog to look up books about specific topics, or you may browse certain areas to find relevant titles.
Browsing Guide
Browse for books about economics by going to the following call number areas in the Reference Collection (second floor) or Circulating Collection (third floor). Reference books are for in-library-use only (do not check out); books on the third floor may be checked out.
Call Number Area
Topic
Economic theory
Economic history
Labor
Finance
Public finance
Subject Headings
To search for more resources about economics, you can use subject headings. Subject headings allow you to find books specifically about a topic. Go to the library catalog, type in the subject, and select Subject.
Recommended Subject Headings
- Capitalism
- Development economics
- Economic anthropology
- Economic development
- Economic history
- Economic policy
- Economics
- Economics -- History
- Economics -- Psychological aspects
- Economists
- Feminist economics
- Keynesian economics
- Macroeconomics
- Marxian economics
- Medical economics
- Microeconomics
- Supply and demand
- Supply-side economics
Recommended Titles
These books contain basic and foundational information on economics. Use the call numbers to locate print books on the third floor of the Library. Click the titles of eBooks to view the full text online. You may be prompted to log in with your Office 365 account. You may also request that books be sent to Blount Hall downtown or another Center.
Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy by Call Number: eBook (click title)Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim.
Big Ideas in Macroeconomics: A Nontechnical View by Call Number: HB172.5 .A789 2013An accessible description of modern macroeconomics, and a defense of its policy relevance. Athreya's accessible primer traces the links between the views and policy advice of modern macroeconomists and their shared theoretical approach.
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics by Call Number: HB172 .K67 2010Need to understand today's economy? This is the book for you. The Cartoon Introduction to Economics is the most accessible, intelligible, and humorous introduction to unemployment, inflation, and debt you'll ever read.
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know by Call Number: HB172.5 .R66 2001In A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David Moss leverages his many years of teaching experience at Harvard Business School to lay out important macroeconomic concepts in engaging, clear, and concise terms. In addition, Moss introduces powerful tools for interpreting the big-picture economic developments that shape events in the contemporary business arena.
Don't Worry About Micro: An Easy Guide to Understanding the Principles of Microeconomics by Call Number: HB172 .H43 2007Have you ever felt frustrated with microeconomics texts? If so, this book is your answer. This book has the potential to save you a lot of time and can help you achieve better results in your examinations.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Call Number: HB74.P8 L479 2005Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of . . . well, everything.
Macroeconomics by Call Number: eBook (click title)The aim of this book is to bring intermediate instruction in macroeconomics fully into line with the direction taken by the research community. This book takes an international view of macroeconomics with case studies and examples from the United States and beyond.
Microeconomics Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide by Call Number: eBook (click title)Microeconomics Demystified features a clear and easy-to-understand presentation of the concepts and principles of microeconomics, with generous applications and examples.
Principles of Business: EconomicsCall Number: HB171 .P75 2018 & eBook (click title)The study of economics involves understanding and predicting the behavior of economies, markets, and economic variables. With engaging, comprehensive entries written by experts in the field, Principles of Business: Economics is an invaluable resource for those seeking an introduction to economics with a focus on its relevance to business.
Reintroducing Macroeconomics: A Critical Approach by Call Number: eBook (click title)This lively introduction to heterodox economics provides a balanced critique of the standard introductory macroeconomic curriculum. In clear and accessible prose, it explains many of the key principles that underlie a variety of alternative theoretical perspectives (including institutionalist economics, radical economics, Post Keynesian economics, feminist economics, ecological economics, Marxist economics, social economics, and socioeconomics).
Schaum's Outline of Microeconomics by Call Number: HB172 .S15 2006Includes clear, concise explanations of all microeconomics concepts. Intended to complement and supplement the major microeconomics textbooks.
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run, or Ruin, an Economy by Call Number: HB172.5 .H358 2014A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist.
