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Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of PowersBook Cheryl Misak
This is a fantastic biography. Frank Ramsey was an extraordinary character, evidently brilliant from an early age. He made path-breaking advances in mathematics, philosophy and economics.
Five Books interview on the best economics books of 2020
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If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the FutureBook Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore is a brilliant writer. It's a dream to read.
Five Books interview on the best economics books of 2020
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of CapitalismBook Angus Deaton & Anne Case
It's a really important book. It pulls together the work that they've been doing for a number of years now, looking at the fact that, for the first time, life expectancy in the US is falling, and falling very unequally.
Five Books interview on the best economics books of 2020
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Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial BubblesBook John D. Turner & William Quinn
It's a very readable and systematic analysis of what drives booms and busts in financial markets. There are loads of books about financial bubbles and related issues, but what I like about this one is the way they have developed a framework for thinking about any bubble anywhere, anytime.
Five Books interview on the best economics books of 2020
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Rentier Capitalism: Who Owns the Economy, and Who Pays for It?Book Brett Christophers
This is really about the way that, in lots of different areas of the economy, there is a concentration of power by people who have bought particular kinds of assets, and they're extracting monopoly rents—in effect—through that ownership. It covers land, housing, private equity, and infrastructure ownership.
Five Books interview on the best economics books of 2020
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