Recommended Readings
Resources on the Web
Marginal Revolution Econ-Blog by Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok
The Undercover Economist Tim Harford’s blog at the Financial Times
Resources for Economist edited by Bill Goffe
Wirtschaftliche Freiheit deutsches, ordnungspolitisches Econ-Blog
Offline Resources (Books)
Principles of Economics
Tim Harford, The Undercover Economist, 2006
Tim Harford, The Logic of Life, 2008
Robert H. Frank, The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas, 2007
Math for Economics
Schaum’s Easy Outline of Introduction to Mathematical Economics
Alpha C. Chiang, Kevin Wainwright, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics, 2005
Mathematics and Logical Reasoning
Ian Stewart, Concepts of Modern Mathematics, 1995
G. Polya, How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method, 2004
G. Polya, Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning. Induction and Analogy in Mathematics, 1990
G. Polya, Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning. Patterns of Plausible Inference, 1990
Scientific Writing
William Strunk, Jr, E.B. White, The Elements of Style, 1999
Joseph M Williams, Style: Toward Clarity and Grace, 1995
Joseph M. Williams, Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 2007
Deirdre N. Mc Closkey, Economical Writing, 2000
Anthony Weston, A Rulebook for Arguments, 2000
Joseph M Williams, Gregory G. Colomb, The Craft of Argument, 2007
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M Williams, The Craft of Research, 2003
The Chicago Manual of Style, 2003
Visualizing Data
Robert Harris, Information Graphics: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference, 1999
William S. Cleveland, Visualizing Data, 1993
William S. Cleveland, The Elements of Graphing Data, 1994
Edward R. Tufte, Envisioning Information, 1990
Edward R. Tufte, Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative, 1997
Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2001
