I just posted my review of Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan up on my website. I have never taken an economics class and wanted a quick survey of the subject before I find myself in Prof. Frank's econ class this summer. The book was a great read; surprisingly great for a book on economics. I heartily recommend this book to just about anyone.
See my full write up here.
I also just finished reading Freakonomics yesterday. I'll be posting a review of it as soon as I can, but I'll tell you now that I don't think it lives up to the hype. Freakonomics is entertaining, I guess, but Naked Economics is a much more worthwhile read.
--Chris
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Posted by kernsc on June 25, 2007 12:46:46 PM CDT
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Re: Naked Economics
I can understand why a non-economist would not like freakonomics as much as an educational text. Freakonomics is more an exercise in taking all the econ theory and thought process and applying it / examining it against more absurd real day behaviour.
As an econ major, I find it fun, trash-lit, and slightly thought provoking (but often fun in the strange way you can impose a model). That the MBA booklists recommend it and students may perceive it as "economics" in a true sense is unfortunate (as you will find during MBA1 no doubt).
Comment from sjj on June 26, 2007 8:02:32 AM CDT
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