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A pragmatic and intellectually stimulating guide to hacking the hidden incentives that drive our daily lives. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Discover Your Inner Economist.

  • intellectually stimulating
  • optimistic
  • curious
  1. 01

    Payoff

    Dan Ariely

    An eye-opening exploration of the hidden psychological forces that truly drive us to work, create, and succeed.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • curious
    • analytical
  2. 02

    Predictably Irrational

    Dan Ariely

    A playful, eye-opening tour through the hidden forces that secretly pull the strings of our daily decisions.

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    • intellectually stimulating
  3. 03

    Drive

    Daniel H. Pink

    A paradigm-shifting exploration of human behavior that leaves you feeling energized to redesign how you work and live.

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    • optimistic
    • analytical
  4. 04

    Misbehaving

    Richard H. Thaler

    A witty, eye-opening tour through the delightfully irrational quirks of human decision-making.

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    • curious
  5. 05

    Nudge

    Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein

    A fascinating, practical lens on human irrationality that makes you rethink every menu, form, and default setting you encounter.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • optimistic
    • curious
    • pragmatic
  6. 06

    Superfreakonomics

    Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

    A playful, data-driven joyride that flips conventional wisdom on its head and reveals the hidden gears of human behavior.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • human behavior
  7. 07

    Freakonomics

    Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner · 2006

    A playful, data-driven dismantling of conventional wisdom that makes you question everything you thought you knew about how the world works.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • analytical
    • human behavior
  8. 08

    Good Economics for Hard Times

    Esther Duflo

    A compassionate, myth-busting journey through modern policy that replaces partisan panic with evidence-based hope.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • pragmatic
  9. 09

    Happy money

    Elizabeth Dunn

    A breezy, science-backed guide that flips the script on personal finance, focusing on how to buy joy rather than just accumulate wealth.

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    • optimistic
    • curious
    • encouraging
    • pragmatic
  10. 10

    The undercover economist strikes back

    Tim Harford

    A witty, jargon-free tour through the hidden gears of the global economy that makes macroeconomics feel like a fascinating dinner party conversation.

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    • intellectually stimulating
    • optimistic
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    The Psychology of Money

    Morgan Housel

    A reassuring, jargon-free conversation about how our egos, fears, and histories shape our bank accounts.

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    • pragmatic
  12. 12

    Average is Over

    Tyler Cowen

    A sobering but pragmatic look at the widening economic divide and how technology is permanently rewriting the rules of work.

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    • analytical
    • pragmatic

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