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Books

Behavioral Economics

  1. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 2013)

Classics

  1. Capitalism and  Freedom by Friedman (University of Chicago Press; 2002)

General

  1. Basic Economics, 5th ed. by Sowell (Basic Books; 2014)
  2. Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, 3rd ed. by Wheelan (Norton; 2019)

Risk

  1. An Economist Walks into a Brothel by Schrager (Portfolio; 2019)

Statistics

  1. Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data by Wheelan (Norton; 2014)
  2. Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era by Levitin (Dutton; 2017)

Data

  1. Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Data Finder
  3. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Data and Statistics
  4. Econlib, "U.S. Data Sources"
  5. Yale Law School, "75 Sources of Economic Data, Statistics, Reports, and Commentary"

Finance/Investing

  1. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), "Free Credit Reports"
    1. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), "Credit Freeze FAQs"

News, Information, and Blogs

  1. Financial Times
  2. The Economist
  3. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), "Meeting Calendars, Statements, and Minutes (2013-2018)"
  4. U.S. National Debt Clock
  5. pseudoerasmus (blog), "Economic History Papers"
  6. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Liberty Street Economics
  7. Economic Indicators Calendar (New York Fed)
  8. AllSides
    1. Seems interesting
  9. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Beyond the Numbers

Podcasts

  1. Data Skeptic
  2. Economics Amplified
  3. Planet Money
  4. Freakonomics Radio

Software

  1. Daniel's XL Toolbox
    1. Microsoft Excel add-in to analyze and present data

Websites

  1. Marginal Revolution University
  2. The Economic Report of the President
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