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Economics Books

Books selected for readers looking for economics books.

29 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·3 crossover shelves·114% reader overlap with Comparative Books

1. How Economics Explains the World
Andrew Leigh
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: Economic Theory
2. Power and Progress
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: Economic Theory
3. Principles for Dealing With the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
Included for strong business alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
4. The Economics Book
DK, Niall Kishtainy
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: Economic Theory
5. The Value of Everything
Mariana Mazzucato
Included for strong economics alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Economic Theory
6. Has China Won?
Kishore Mahbubani
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: International Economics
7. The New China Playbook
Keyu Jin
Included for strong political alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
8. Underground Empire
Henry Farrell, Abraham Newman
Included for strong nonfiction alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
9. Unequal Exchange
Arghiri Emmanuel, Charles Bettelheim
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: Comparative Economics
10. Chip War
Stephen Graybill, Chris Miller
Included for strong times alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
11. The Doom Loop
Eswar S. Prasad
Included for strong money alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
12. Confessions of an Outsourcer
Timothy Brantingham
Included for strong american alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Trade & Tariffs
13. Confessions of an Outsourcer
Timothy Brantingham
Included for strong american alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Trade & Tariffs
14. The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump
Philip Coggan
Included for strong world alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Trade & Tariffs
15. Borderless Economics
Robert Guest
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: International Economics
16. No Trade Is Free
Robert Lighthizer
Included for strong economics alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Trade & Tariffs
17. Apple in China
Patrick McGee
Included for strong history alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Tech Industry
18. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
Peter Zeihan, Harper Business
Included for strong world alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
19. Technofeudalism
Yanis Varoufakis
Included for strong culture alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Capitalism & Markets
20. A New Foreign Policy
Jeffrey D. Sachs
Strong fit for this economics list in the trade & tariffs lane.
Shelf signal: Trade & Tariffs
21. How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
Erik S Reinert
Included for strong development alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Comparative Economics
22. Doughnut Economics
Kate Raworth
Fits this list for its focus on economics.
Shelf signal: Economic Theory
23. How Countries Go Broke
Ray Dalio
Included for strong business alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: International Economics
24. AI Superpowers
Kai-Fu Lee, Mikael Naramore
Included for strong business alignment with this economics list.
Shelf signal: Tech Industry