Resources
Academic Resources Portal
Are you considering studying for an undergraduate degree in economics? We are delighted to provide you with a range of academic resources that you can access prior to your studies.
A message from the Deputy Head of Department (Teaching and Learning)
"We are delighted that you are considering studying economics at university. You can use this webpage to view resources and readings that have been recommended by our academic faculty for anyone who may be considering studying economics at undergraduate level. You can choose to engage with these resources in preparation for your arrival as a new student in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick.
Please note that you are not required to engage with these resources. However, these are recommendations just in case you are interested in doing some preparation before you arrive and we encourage you to explore your interests widely and with enthusiasm in whatever way you see fit.
If you obtain an offer to study with us, we will tell you what you are required to read prior to your arrival, but for now, just read and engage with the things that make you feel as passionate and excited about economics, as we do."
Associate Professor Claudia Rei
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Optional Reading
The books listed below are by no means compulsory reading and you are not required to purchase them before you begin the course. However, if you have the time and you'd like to prepare for the course, we hope you enjoy our recommendations.
From Individuals to Institutions
The Art of Strategy
By Avinash K. Dixit
The Big Short
By Michael Lewis
Capital in the 21st Century
By Thomas Piketty
The Climate Casino
By William Nordhaus
Doughnut Economics
By Kate Raworth
Green Economics
By Molly Scott Cato
Extreme Economies
By Richard Davies
Good Economics for Hard Times
By Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Guns, Germs and Steel
By Jared Diamond
Inequality: What can be done?
By Anthony B. Atkinson
Kleptopia
By Tom Burgis
Misbehaving
By Richard H. Thaler
The New Geography of Jobs
By Enrico Moretti
Nudge
By Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Runstein
Poor Economics
By Abhijit V Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Think Like a Freak
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
The Tyranny of Experts
By William Easterly
Will to Freedom
By Egon Balas
Why Nations Fail
By Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
The Use of Mathematics and Statistics in Economics
The Drunkard's Walk
By Leonard Mlodinow
Fooled by Randomness
By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Freakonomics
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J.Dubner
How to Lie with Statistics
By Darrell Huff
How to Solve It
By George Polya
Invisible Women
By Caroline Criado Perez
Statistics Done Wrong
By Alex Reinhart
Super Freakonomics
By Steven D. Devitt and Stephen J. Bubner
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