50 Books like The New Great Depression

Aftermath

by Rickards James • 2019

Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.

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676

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Economic Inequality

Aftermath 97%

Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.

by Rickards James 2019

4.09

676 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📉 Economic Inequality

The Real Crash

by Peter D. Schiff • 2012

America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.

3.88

1k+

🏫 Austrian Economics 💵 Monetary Policy 🥇 Gold Standard 📊 National Debt 📉 Economic Collapse

The Real Crash 97%

America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.

by Peter D. Schiff 2012

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 💵 Monetary Policy 🥇 Gold Standard 📊 National Debt 📉 Economic Collapse

Currency Wars

by James Rickards • 2011

Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.

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5k+

🏦 Monetary Policy 🌐 International Finance 📉 Financial Crises 🕸️ Complexity Economics 📜 Monetary History

Currency Wars 96%

Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.

by James Rickards 2011

3.96

5k+ ratings

🏦 Monetary Policy 🌐 International Finance 📉 Financial Crises 🕸️ Complexity Economics 📜 Monetary History

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

by Peter D. Schiff • 2010

A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.

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5k+

🏫 Austrian Economics 📖 Economic Literacy 📉 Inflation Critique 🔄 Economic Cycles 🫧 Debt And Bubbles

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 96%

A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.

by Peter D. Schiff 2010

4.15

5k+ ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 📖 Economic Literacy 📉 Inflation Critique 🔄 Economic Cycles 🫧 Debt And Bubbles

The New Case for Gold

by James Rickards • 2016

Digital assets can be erased overnight. The coming monetary collapse demands physical gold.

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1k+

🏅 Precious Metals 🏛️ Fiat Currency Critique 🏫 Austrian Economics 🔒 Wealth Preservation 🏦 Central Bank Policy

The New Case for Gold 96%

Digital assets can be erased overnight. The coming monetary collapse demands physical gold.

by James Rickards 2016

3.98

1k+ ratings

🏅 Precious Metals 🏛️ Fiat Currency Critique 🏫 Austrian Economics 🔒 Wealth Preservation 🏦 Central Bank Policy

The Dao of Capital

by Mark Spitznagel • 2013

Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.

3.87

1k+

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🌍 Macro Investing 🔄 Market Cycles 🏗️ Capital Theory ⏳ Time Preference

The Dao of Capital 96%

Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.

by Mark Spitznagel 2013

3.87

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🌍 Macro Investing 🔄 Market Cycles 🏗️ Capital Theory ⏳ Time Preference

Meltdown

by Thomas E. Woods Jr. • 2009

The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.

4.08

2k+

🏛️ Austrian Economics 📉 Financial Crises 🏦 Central Banking ⚠️ Moral Hazard 🏠 Housing Bubble

Meltdown 96%

The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.

by Thomas E. Woods Jr. 2009

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 📉 Financial Crises 🏦 Central Banking ⚠️ Moral Hazard 🏠 Housing Bubble

Empire of Debt

by William Bonner • 2005

Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.

3.90

332

🏛️ Sovereign Debt 🏚️ Imperial Decline 🏫 Austrian Economics 🇺🇸 American Empire 📉 Contrarian Investing

Empire of Debt 96%

Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.

by William Bonner 2005

3.90

332 ratings

🏛️ Sovereign Debt 🏚️ Imperial Decline 🏫 Austrian Economics 🇺🇸 American Empire 📉 Contrarian Investing

Hall of Mirrors

by Barry Eichengreen • 2014

History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.

4.01

296

📉 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 💵 Monetary Policy 🏦 Central Banking 🔄 Historical Parallels

Hall of Mirrors 96%

History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.

by Barry Eichengreen 2014

4.01

296 ratings

📉 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 💵 Monetary Policy 🏦 Central Banking 🔄 Historical Parallels

The Price Of Money

by Rob Dix • 2022

A 50-year-old system of money creation has quietly wiped out your savings. The exit plan.

4.45

775

🏦 Central Banking 💸 Fiat Currency 📉 Inflation Economics 🏠 Real Assets 📜 Monetary History

The Price Of Money 96%

A 50-year-old system of money creation has quietly wiped out your savings. The exit plan.

by Rob Dix 2022

4.45

775 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 💸 Fiat Currency 📉 Inflation Economics 🏠 Real Assets 📜 Monetary History

Crashed

by Adam Tooze • 2018

The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.

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4k+

💥 Financial Crises 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Political Economy ✂️ Austerity Politics 🌍 Geopolitics

Crashed 96%

The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.

by Adam Tooze 2018

4.29

4k+ ratings

💥 Financial Crises 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Political Economy ✂️ Austerity Politics 🌍 Geopolitics

Layered Money

by Nik Bhatia • 2021

Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.

4.29

1k+

🏛️ Monetary History ₿ Digital Currencies 🏦 Central Banking 🔗 Bitcoin And Crypto 📉 Currency Debasement

Layered Money 95%

Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.

by Nik Bhatia 2021

4.29

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Monetary History ₿ Digital Currencies 🏦 Central Banking 🔗 Bitcoin And Crypto 📉 Currency Debasement

Popular Economics

by John Tamny • 2015

LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.

3.64

300

🏪 Free Market Economics 🎸 Pop Economics 🏛️ Government Failure 💥 Creative Destruction 💵 Monetary Policy

Popular Economics 95%

LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.

by John Tamny 2015

3.64

300 ratings

🏪 Free Market Economics 🎸 Pop Economics 🏛️ Government Failure 💥 Creative Destruction 💵 Monetary Policy

The Map and the Territory

by Alan Greenspan • 2013

The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.

3.26

475

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Economic Forecasting 📉 Financial Crises ⚖️ Income Inequality 🏦 Central Banking

The Map and the Territory 95%

The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.

by Alan Greenspan 2013

3.26

475 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📈 Economic Forecasting 📉 Financial Crises ⚖️ Income Inequality 🏦 Central Banking

The Rise and Fall of Nations

by Ruchir Sharma • 2016

Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.

4.14

3k+

🏛️ Political Economy 🔄 Economic Cycles 👥 Demographic Economics 💰 Wealth Inequality 💸 Currency Crises

The Rise and Fall of Nations 95%

Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.

by Ruchir Sharma 2016

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🔄 Economic Cycles 👥 Demographic Economics 💰 Wealth Inequality 💸 Currency Crises

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

by Paul Krugman • 2008

2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.

3.83

9k+

🚨 Financial Crises 🌐 Global Finance 🏦 Shadow Banking 💰 Monetary Policy ⚖️ Financial Regulation

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary

The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 95%

2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.

by Paul Krugman 2008

3.83

9k+ ratings

🚨 Financial Crises 🌐 Global Finance 🏦 Shadow Banking 💰 Monetary Policy ⚖️ Financial Regulation

Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?

by Steve Keen • 2017

When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.

4.22

281

💥 Financial Crises 💳 Private Debt 🏦 Endogenous Money 📈 Post-Keynesian Economics 🏠 Household Debt

Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? Summary

Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? 95%

When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.

by Steve Keen 2017

4.22

281 ratings

💥 Financial Crises 💳 Private Debt 🏦 Endogenous Money 📈 Post-Keynesian Economics 🏠 Household Debt

What Has Government Done to Our Money?

by Murray N. Rothbard • 2018

Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.

4.31

955

🏫 Austrian Economics 💰 Monetary Theory 🥇 Gold Standard 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Free Banking

What Has Government Done to Our Money? Summary

What Has Government Done to Our Money? 95%

Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.

by Murray N. Rothbard 2018

4.31

955 ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 💰 Monetary Theory 🥇 Gold Standard 🏦 Central Banking 🏛️ Free Banking

The Theory of Money and Credit

by Ludwig von Mises • 1912

Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.

4.20

1k+

💵 Monetary Theory 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Banking And Credit 📈 Quantity Theory 💸 Inflation Critique

The Theory of Money and Credit 95%

Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.

by Ludwig von Mises 1912

4.20

1k+ ratings

💵 Monetary Theory 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Banking And Credit 📈 Quantity Theory 💸 Inflation Critique

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets

by George Soros • 2008

Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.

3.42

2k+

📉 Financial Crises 🫧 Asset Bubbles ⚠️ Market Instability ⛓️ Laissez-Faire Critique 📋 Financial Regulation

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 95%

Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.

by George Soros 2008

3.42

2k+ ratings

📉 Financial Crises 🫧 Asset Bubbles ⚠️ Market Instability ⛓️ Laissez-Faire Critique 📋 Financial Regulation

The Road to Ruin

by James Rickards • 2016

The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.

4.05

1k+

🌐 Global Finance 💥 Financial Crises 🏦 Monetary Policy 🔗 Complexity Theory 🛡️ Wealth Preservation

The Road to Ruin 95%

The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.

by James Rickards 2016

4.05

1k+ ratings

🌐 Global Finance 💥 Financial Crises 🏦 Monetary Policy 🔗 Complexity Theory 🛡️ Wealth Preservation

Paper Promises

by Philip Coggan • 2011

The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.

3.94

552

💰 Monetary History 🏦 Sovereign Debt ⚖️ Debt Politics 💥 Financial Crises 🔄 Minskyan Economics

Paper Promises 95%

The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.

by Philip Coggan 2011

3.94

552 ratings

💰 Monetary History 🏦 Sovereign Debt ⚖️ Debt Politics 💥 Financial Crises 🔄 Minskyan Economics

The Only Game in Town

by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016

Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.

3.56

1k+

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 Global Economy 📉 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Risk Management ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Only Game in Town 95%

Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.

by Mohamed El-Erian 2016

3.56

1k+ ratings

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 Global Economy 📉 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Risk Management ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Global Minotaur

by Yanis Varoufakis • 2011

Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.

4.17

2k+

🏦 International Economics 🏛️ Political Economy 📉 Financial Crises 💵 Dollar Hegemony 🏭 Financialization

The Global Minotaur 95%

Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.

by Yanis Varoufakis 2011

4.17

2k+ ratings

🏦 International Economics 🏛️ Political Economy 📉 Financial Crises 💵 Dollar Hegemony 🏭 Financialization

The End of Alchemy

by Mervyn A. King • 2016

Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.

4.07

2k+

🏦 Monetary Policy 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ❓ Unknowable Futures 🔧 Banking Reform

The End of Alchemy 95%

Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.

by Mervyn A. King 2016

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏦 Monetary Policy 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Central Banking ❓ Unknowable Futures 🔧 Banking Reform

50 Economics Classics

by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2017

Fifty classics, one insight each: the ideas that built modern capitalism, and the euro's fatal flaw.

4.21

569

📚 Economics Primers 🇪🇺 Eurozone Crisis 💰 Monetary Policy 🔗 Currency Unions 📉 Market Failures

50 Economics Classics 95%

Fifty classics, one insight each: the ideas that built modern capitalism, and the euro's fatal flaw.

by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2017

4.21

569 ratings

📚 Economics Primers 🇪🇺 Eurozone Crisis 💰 Monetary Policy 🔗 Currency Unions 📉 Market Failures

Lombard Street

by Walter Bagehot • 1873

All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.

3.89

435

🏦 Central Banking 🚨 Financial Panics 🔄 Credit Cycles 🧠 Market Psychology 📚 Classical Economics

Lombard Street 95%

All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.

by Walter Bagehot 1873

3.89

435 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 🚨 Financial Panics 🔄 Credit Cycles 🧠 Market Psychology 📚 Classical Economics

MegaThreats

by Nouriel Roubini • 2022

Ten dangers, from unsustainable debt to climate, are now locked together in one accelerating crisis.

3.76

1k+

🌐 Global Polycrisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk 💰 Debt Crises 📉 Stagflation 👴 Demographic Decline

MegaThreats 95%

Ten dangers, from unsustainable debt to climate, are now locked together in one accelerating crisis.

by Nouriel Roubini 2022

3.76

1k+ ratings

🌐 Global Polycrisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk 💰 Debt Crises 📉 Stagflation 👴 Demographic Decline

Collusion

by Nomi Prins • 2018

Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.

3.69

334

🏦 Central Banking 📈 Monetary Policy 💸 Quantitative Easing 📉 Financial Crises 💲 Dollar Hegemony

Collusion 95%

Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.

by Nomi Prins 2018

3.69

334 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 📈 Monetary Policy 💸 Quantitative Easing 📉 Financial Crises 💲 Dollar Hegemony

Choice

by Robert P. Murphy • 2015

Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.

4.60

259

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🔄 Spontaneous Order 💰 Monetary Theory 📉 Business Cycle Theory 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Choice 95%

Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.

by Robert P. Murphy 2015

4.60

259 ratings

🏛️ Austrian Economics 🔄 Spontaneous Order 💰 Monetary Theory 📉 Business Cycle Theory 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Bailout Nation

by Barry Ritholtz • 2009

Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.

3.87

572

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary Policy 🏠 Housing Bubbles 💰 Corporate Bailouts ⚠️ Moral Hazard

Bailout Nation 95%

Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.

by Barry Ritholtz 2009

3.87

572 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary Policy 🏠 Housing Bubbles 💰 Corporate Bailouts ⚠️ Moral Hazard

What Would the Great Economists Do?

by Linda Yueh • 2018

Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.

3.66

1k+

📜 History Of Economic Thought 🏛️ Economic History 🌐 Trade Economics 💡 Economic Innovation 📈 Economic Growth

What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary

What Would the Great Economists Do? 95%

Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.

by Linda Yueh 2018

3.66

1k+ ratings

📜 History Of Economic Thought 🏛️ Economic History 🌐 Trade Economics 💡 Economic Innovation 📈 Economic Growth

What Went Wrong with Capitalism

by Ruchir Sharma • 2024

Too much government, not too little, broke capitalism: bailouts, zombies, stalled growth.

3.84

733

🤝 Crony Capitalism 🚫 Government Overreach 💰 Monetary Policy 🔄 Debt Cycles 🆘 Financial Bailouts

What Went Wrong with Capitalism 95%

Too much government, not too little, broke capitalism: bailouts, zombies, stalled growth.

by Ruchir Sharma 2024

3.84

733 ratings

🤝 Crony Capitalism 🚫 Government Overreach 💰 Monetary Policy 🔄 Debt Cycles 🆘 Financial Bailouts

This Time Is Different

by Carmen M. Reinhart • 2009

Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.

3.76

7k+

💥 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 🏛️ Financial History 💸 Debt And Leverage 🔄 Boom And Bust Cycles

This Time Is Different 95%

Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.

by Carmen M. Reinhart 2009

3.76

7k+ ratings

💥 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 🏛️ Financial History 💸 Debt And Leverage 🔄 Boom And Bust Cycles

Animal Spirits

by George A. Akerlof • 2008

Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.

3.77

5k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Macroeconomic Theory 🎢 Market Psychology 📈 Keynesian Economics 💥 Financial Crises

Animal Spirits 95%

Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.

by George A. Akerlof 2008

3.77

5k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📊 Macroeconomic Theory 🎢 Market Psychology 📈 Keynesian Economics 💥 Financial Crises

Broken Money

by Lyn Alden • 2023

Gold, fiat, Bitcoin: a 5,000-year story of money, and why the newest chapter may finally stick.

4.60

3k+

📜 Monetary History 🪙 Sound Money 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Central Banking 💻 Digital Currency

Broken Money 95%

Gold, fiat, Bitcoin: a 5,000-year story of money, and why the newest chapter may finally stick.

by Lyn Alden 2023

4.60

3k+ ratings

📜 Monetary History 🪙 Sound Money 🏛️ Austrian Economics 🏦 Central Banking 💻 Digital Currency

In This Economy?

by Kyla Scanlon • 2024

Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.

3.84

2k+

📉 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💵 Money Mechanics 🎢 Market Psychology 📊 Economic Indicators

In This Economy? 95%

Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.

by Kyla Scanlon 2024

3.84

2k+ ratings

📉 Pop Economics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💵 Money Mechanics 🎢 Market Psychology 📊 Economic Indicators

Thank God for Bitcoin

by Bitcoin and Bible Group • 2020

Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.

4.12

494

📜 Monetary History 🪙 Sound Money ₿ Bitcoin ✝️ Christian Finance 🏛️ Austrian Economics

Thank God for Bitcoin 95%

Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.

by Bitcoin and Bible Group 2020

4.12

494 ratings

📜 Monetary History 🪙 Sound Money ₿ Bitcoin ✝️ Christian Finance 🏛️ Austrian Economics

Why Minsky Matters

by L. Randall Wray • 2015

Crises brew inside calm markets: the economist who proved it and the policies his insight demands.

4.17

202

🏛️ Post-Keynesian Economics ⚠️ Financial Instability 🔄 Economic Cycles 💥 Financial Crises 🏦 Banking Reform

Why Minsky Matters 94%

Crises brew inside calm markets: the economist who proved it and the policies his insight demands.

by L. Randall Wray 2015

4.17

202 ratings

🏛️ Post-Keynesian Economics ⚠️ Financial Instability 🔄 Economic Cycles 💥 Financial Crises 🏦 Banking Reform

The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis

by Ben S. Bernanke • 2013

What the Fed chair learned from the Great Depression that saved the global economy in 2008.

4.16

451

🏦 Central Banking 💰 Monetary Policy 📉 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 🏠 Housing Bubbles

The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis Summary

The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis 94%

What the Fed chair learned from the Great Depression that saved the global economy in 2008.

by Ben S. Bernanke 2013

4.16

451 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 💰 Monetary Policy 📉 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 🏠 Housing Bubbles

The Alchemists

by Neil Irwin • 2013

They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.

4.05

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🏦 Central Banking 💰 Monetary Policy 📉 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis

The Alchemists 94%

They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.

by Neil Irwin 2013

4.05

1k+ ratings

🏦 Central Banking 💰 Monetary Policy 📉 Financial Crises 📜 Economic History 🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis

The New Lombard Street

by Perry G. Mehrling • 2010

The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.

4.26

274

🏦 Central Banking 📜 Monetary History 🔧 Financial Plumbing 🔄 Credit Cycles 🕶️ Shadow Banking

The New Lombard Street 94%

The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.

by Perry G. Mehrling 2010

4.26

274 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 📜 Monetary History 🔧 Financial Plumbing 🔄 Credit Cycles 🕶️ Shadow Banking

Boomerang

by Michael Lewis • 2011

A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.

3.90

48k+

🏦 Financial Crises 🌍 Global Finance 📰 Financial Journalism 🎭 Cultural Economics 💸 Sovereign Debt

Boomerang 94%

A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.

by Michael Lewis 2011

3.90

48k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🌍 Global Finance 📰 Financial Journalism 🎭 Cultural Economics 💸 Sovereign Debt

Narrative Economics

by Robert J. Shiller • 2019

Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.

3.62

3k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📜 Economic History 🦠 Social Contagion 📊 Market Psychology 🫧 Economic Bubbles

Narrative Economics 94%

Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.

by Robert J. Shiller 2019

3.62

3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 📜 Economic History 🦠 Social Contagion 📊 Market Psychology 🫧 Economic Bubbles

Supermoney

by George Goodman • 1972

Wealth comes not from wages but from earnings multiplied by stocks. How the machine works.

3.85

339

📈 Stock Market 💰 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📉 Financial Crises 🧾 Accounting Manipulation

Supermoney 94%

Wealth comes not from wages but from earnings multiplied by stocks. How the machine works.

by George Goodman 1972

3.85

339 ratings

📈 Stock Market 💰 Value Investing 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📉 Financial Crises 🧾 Accounting Manipulation

Economic Policy

by Ludwig von Mises • 1979

Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.

4.34

2k+

🏫 Austrian Economics 🗽 Classical Liberalism 📈 Free Market Economics 💰 Monetary Policy 💸 Inflation

Economic Policy 94%

Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.

by Ludwig von Mises 1979

4.34

2k+ ratings

🏫 Austrian Economics 🗽 Classical Liberalism 📈 Free Market Economics 💰 Monetary Policy 💸 Inflation

Undercover Economist

by Tim Harford • 2005

Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.

3.81

30k+

🛒 Everyday Economics 📚 Economic Literacy ⚠️ Market Failure 🚢 Free Trade 💰 Price Mechanics

Undercover Economist 94%

Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.

by Tim Harford 2005

3.81

30k+ ratings

🛒 Everyday Economics 📚 Economic Literacy ⚠️ Market Failure 🚢 Free Trade 💰 Price Mechanics

Think Like an Economist

by Anne Rooney • 2019

What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.

3.85

🎓 Introductory Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🏫 Mainstream Economics 💵 Money And Banking 📉 Financial Crises

Think Like an Economist 94%

What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.

by Anne Rooney 2019

3.85

39 ratings

🎓 Introductory Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🏫 Mainstream Economics 💵 Money And Banking 📉 Financial Crises

The Age of Turbulence

by Alan Greenspan • 2007

A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.

3.65

7k+

🏦 Monetary Policy 📈 Economic Development 🏛️ Institutional Economics 🔑 Property Rights 🛢️ Resource Curse

The Age of Turbulence 94%

A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.

by Alan Greenspan 2007

3.65

7k+ ratings

🏦 Monetary Policy 📈 Economic Development 🏛️ Institutional Economics 🔑 Property Rights 🛢️ Resource Curse

Freefall

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2010

The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.

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📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Economic Policy ⚖️ Market Regulation 🔓 Deregulation ⚠️ Moral Hazard

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The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2010

3.88

4k+ ratings

📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Economic Policy ⚖️ Market Regulation 🔓 Deregulation ⚠️ Moral Hazard

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