The Psychology of Money
Short essays on why financial behavior is shaped by experience, uncertainty and the stories people tell about enough.
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Money & Markets
Economics is more than prices and policy. These readings ask how trust, power, habit and historical circumstance shape the systems in which people work, exchange and plan for the future.
Questions to carry
Read with a live question.
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Which behaviors do economic systems reward?
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How do institutions change individual choices?
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Where does an economic explanation stop being sufficient?
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Contemporary guides
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Read the foundations
Classic texts in the conversation
Public-domain works that reveal earlier arguments, methods and social conditions.
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Business & Economics · B2–C1 · 27 hr0% read
Psychology and Industrial Efficiency
Hugo Münsterberg
Psychology & Personal Growth · B2–C1 · 6 hr0% read
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
Fiction · B1–B2 · 16 hr · Guide0% read
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Fiction · B2–C1 · 13 hr · Guide0% read
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