Economics
Economics is a study of allocations for scarce resources.
Reading notes that are strictly econometric should be filed under Statistics. Some cross-filing is unavoidable between economics, political science, and political philosophy.
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Reading Notes
Note: reading notes for the above topics are listed on the respective pages, not here.
Irrational Behavior and Economic Theory, Gary Becker, 1962
Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery, Robert Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman, 1974
The Effects of the 1.03 Million Yen Ceiling in a Dynamic Labor Supply Model, Yukiko Abe, 2009
Residential Mobility and Neighborhood Characteristics in Chicago, Robin Newberger, Mark O'Dell, Taz George, and Sharada Dharmasankar, 2024
Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool, Michael Klein and Daniel W. Drezner, 2024
Nudges, preferences and competences: a critique of both neoclassical and behavioral economics, Richard Epstein, 2025
Uncertainty in Empirical Economics, Frank Schorfheide and Zhiheng You, 2025
As US population growth slows, we need to reset expectations for economic data, Jed Kolko, 2025