Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?
The following list will introduce you to Western Economic Philosophy as it relates to modern history specifically. This list is weighted heavily toward neo-classical economics and does not get into computational model based economics - specifically microeconomics, which comprises the bulk of economics education today:<p>Schumpeter - History of economic analysis<p>Adam Smith - Theory of Moral Sentiments<p>Kaynes - The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money<p>Marx - Capital<p>Benjamin Graham - The Intelligent Investor<p>Galbraith - The Affluent Society<p>Galbraith - The Great Crash<p>Milton Friedman - Capitalism and Freedom<p>Nassim Taleb - Black Swan<p>Ron Suskind - Confidence Men<p>Scott Patterson - Dark Pools<p>If you want to delve into heterodox economics afterward, start with the following:<p>Hayek - Individualism and Economic Order<p>Mises - Human Action<p>Rothbard - Man, Economy, State