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- From: dbailey@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (David R. Bailey)
- Subject: SUMMARY: good econ texts
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- Thanks to the many responders who suggested good introductory
- economics books, preferably aimed at the mathematically prepared.
- Here are the responses:
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- From: SAKIMURA@vaxr.sscl.uwo.ca
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- 1. Mankiw, G. (1991) "Macroeconomics", Worth Publishers
- Very introductory, no math. But, very illustrative and
- gives good incentive on learning economics.
- 2. Stokey & Lucas "Recursive Methods in Economics Dynamics"
- Gives good mothematical account on modern Macroeconomics.
- 3. Jehle, A. (1991) "Advanced Microeconomic Theory" Prentice-Hall
- Very readable. A little wordy. Althogh it is titled "Advanced"
- it is not "advanced" for a mathematically prepared. In most
- cases "Advanced" text is more readable for a mathematically
- prepared than a introductory or intermediate text. Not detailed
- in uncertainty theory.
- 4. Kreps, D. (1988) "Notes on the theory of choice", Westview
- Good for uncertainty/etc.
- 5. Varian, H.R "Microeconomic Analysis", Norton
- More or less a standard text.
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- From: cholette@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Cholette Martin)
-
- I think that you will be hard pressed to find intro books with much
- mathematical treatments. But for a good basic book on both micro and marco
- try "Economics" by Lipsey, Purvis, Steiner. Harper & Row.
- ISBN 0-06-043912-2.
-
- Michael Bertrand
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- From: "Steve Herscovici" <he5r@midway.uchicago.edu>
-
- Quite introductory (rather intuitive):
- Hirschleifer: _Price Theory and Applications_
-
- More advanced:
- Silberberg: _The Structure of Economics_
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- From: howard@hal.com (Howard Gayle)
-
- I highly recommend Price Theory by David Director Friedman.
- It's very well written and even has economist jokes.
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- From: ae547@yfn.ysu.edu (Ronda Hauben)
-
- I suggest Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations - as it deals with the science
- of economics - present day economics to my knowledge, doesn't.
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- From: Bill Goffe <bgoffe@seq.uncwil.edu>
-
- While it is not at the level you want, Case and Fair's
- _Principles of Economics_, 2nd ed. seems to me to be
- quite well written. I've taught from several different
- intro books and I like this one hands down for its
- readability and general treatment of most topics.
-
- Sorry, but don't know of any at the level you're
- looking for (but that is not to mean they don't
- exist).
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- From: cwelser1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Christopher Scott Welser)
-
- The problem with good econ texts is that macro and micro are usually
- published seperately. For the mathematically aware person interested in
- micro, I recommend starting with Walter Nicholson's _Microeconomic_Theory_.
- Macro is harder, but Dornbusch and Fischer's _Macroeconomics_ (not the one
- by Dornbusch, Fischer, and Schmalensee!) is comprehensive and accurate, even
- if somewhat poorly designed in some ways.
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- From: kbanaian@BERNARD.PITZER.CLAREMONT.EDU (King Banaian)
-
- At Claremont McKenna they have often used Alchian and Allen's University
- Economics (plenty of copies in your library), or Production and Exchange.
- The latter is a personal favorite. When I have taught mathphobes it goes
- right over their heads, but it is quite good for introduction.
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