Greg Mankiw
Harvard economist and textbook author; writes Greg Mankiw's Blog.
The Everywhere Millionaire by Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick
If you want to understand wealth in America, a good place to start is The Everywhere Millionaire by Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick. It offers a fact-filled analysis of the role of pass-through businesses, where many wealthy people make their millions.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 21 Jun 2026 · Report
Breakneck by Dan Wang
I finally got around to reading Dan Wang's Breakneck. It is a thoughtful and very readable book that taught me a lot about the Chinese economy and political system. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the topic.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 24 May 2026 · Report
Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
The most recent is Julie Schumacher's Dear Committee Members, written as a series of recommendation letters from an increasingly cantankerous creative writing professor. Highly recommended for those who like this genre.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 29 Aug 2025 · Report
Straight Man by Richard Russo
Like many who spend their lives in the ivory tower, I enjoy academic satires. That includes Richard Russo's novel Straight Man, the movie Wonder Boys, the TV show The Chair, and many books by David Lodge.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 29 Aug 2025 · Report
Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns
I just finished reading the biography of Milton Friedman by Jennifer Burns, which came out last year. It is great.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 1 Jul 2024 · Report
Chip War by Chris Miller
I just finished reading Chip War by Chris Miller (a professor of international history at Tufts). It is a fascinating history of the semiconductor industry. Relevant for not only economics but also geopolitics. Highly recommended.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 5 Aug 2023 · Report
The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden
The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden is one of the best books I've read in the past several years. It offers a clear and smart discussion of the current state of behavioral genetics and what it means--and, equally important, what it doesn't mean--for public policy.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 19 Dec 2021 · Report
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
For obvious reasons, I have have been thinking about a novel I read a couple years ago, called Station Eleven, about the world in the aftermath of a devastating pandemic. Highly recommended.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 26 Feb 2020 · Report
Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan
Readers of this blog may be familiar with Wheelan as the author of Naked Economics, an excellent nontechnical introduction to basic economic ideas, as well as several other nonfiction books.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 12 Jan 2020 · Report
The Rationing by Charles Wheelan
The Rationing is Wheelan's first work of fiction, and it is a fun read. It is a smart, fast-paced political thriller, similar to what James Patterson might write.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 12 Jan 2020 · Report
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
The book is a few years old, but I had not heard of it. It gives readers a lens into the field of moral psychology, together with dashes of philosophy, anthropology, behavioral genetics, political science, and even some behavioral economics. It is a great read. Highly recommended.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 18 Mar 2015 · Report
Frindle by Andrew Clements
So here are two more. A favorite picture book: Miss Rumphius. A favorite chapter book for young readers: Frindle.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 11 Jun 2008 · Report
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
So here are two more. A favorite picture book: Miss Rumphius. A favorite chapter book for young readers: Frindle.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 11 Jun 2008 · Report
The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
...to my younger son Peter, who is in the third grade: The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure. Highly recommended for nerdy dads (and moms) out there.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 22 May 2008 · Report
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Well, actually listening too, as I drive between my home and the office: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Highly recommended.
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 12 Mar 2007 · Report
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Here are a few of my favorites, which are good reading even for the econ-averse: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Earle Stegner "Happenstance: Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition" by Carol Shields
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 14 Dec 2006 · Report
Happenstance by Carol Shields
Here are a few of my favorites, which are good reading even for the econ-averse: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Earle Stegner "Happenstance: Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition" by Carol Shields
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 14 Dec 2006 · Report
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Here are a few of my favorites, which are good reading even for the econ-averse: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Earle Stegner "Happenstance: Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition" by Carol Shields
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 14 Dec 2006 · Report
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Here are a few of my favorites, which are good reading even for the econ-averse: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Earle Stegner "Happenstance: Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition" by Carol Shields
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 14 Dec 2006 · Report
The Mind-Body Problem by Rebecca Goldstein
Here are a few of my favorites, which are good reading even for the econ-averse: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon "The Mind-Body Problem" by Rebecca Goldstein "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Earle Stegner "Happenstance: Two Novels in One About a Marriage in Transition" by Carol Shields
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 14 Dec 2006 · Report
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Eat the Rich by P.J. O'Rourke
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Lives of the Laureates by William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Peddling Prosperity by Paul Krugman
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Reinventing the Bazaar by John McMillan
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
The Armchair Economist by Steven Landsburg
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
Thinking Strategically by Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff
Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach: Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom Robert Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity Steven Landsburg, The Armchair Economist P.J. O'Rourke, Eat the Rich Burton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall Street Avinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking Strategically Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics John McMillan, Reinventing the Bazaar William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the Laureates
on gregmankiw.blogspot.com · 10 May 2006 · Report
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