So that should lead to double standards of censorship?

It really is a non-issue to me.

Important reading will be marked with a *

MACROECONOMICS:
-David Hume, Of Money, 1759. Monetary policy begins properly with Hume, and it should offer a perspective on historical macroeconomics.

Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776. The first proper codification of classical economics. A bit antiquated, and tough to read through, but rewarding if you're willing to put the effort in.

Knut Wicksell, Lectures on Political Economy, 1908.

Irving Fisher, The Money Illusion, 1927.

Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz, A Monetary History of the United States, 1962.

*Milton Friedman, The Role of Monetary Policy, 1968. Gives a nice, fairly readable account of the responsibilities of monetary policy. Take it with a grain of salt, however, Friedman's policy recommendations concerning monetary policy have been largely discredited since the 1990s.

*Bob Lucas, Understanding Business Cycles, 1977. A nice, non-technical paper from a New Classical perspective.

Angus Deaton, The Great Escape, 2013. A good introduction to economic growth.

*Tim Harford, The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, 2014. Deals with business cycles.

Todd Knoop, Recession and Depressions, 2010. A more technical look at aforementioned business cycles.

*BEA, Measuring the Economy: A Primer on GDP, 2014.

*Martin Eichenbaum, Some Thoughts on Practical Stabilisation Policy, 1997.

Galbraith, The New Industrial State, 1967.

David Romer, What Have we Learned About Fiscal Policy Since the Crisis?, 2011.

Lars Svensson, What Have Economists Learned About Monetary Policy Over the Past Fifty Years?, 2007.

Frederic Mishkin, Monetary Policy Strategy: Lessons From the Crisis, 2009.

*Frederic Mishkin, Is Monetary Policy Effective During Financial Crises?, 2009. A very nice, short paper for those who want to know about contemporary monetary policy and their role during crises.

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS:
Bob Lucas, In Defence of the Dismal Science, 2009.

Paul Krugman, How did Economists get it so Wrong?, 2009.

John Cochrane, How did Paul Krugman get it so Wrong?, 2009.

*Alan Greenspan, The Crisis, 2010.

EAST ASIA:
Ben Bernanke, Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?, 1999.

Paul Krugman, The Myth of Asia's Miracle, 1994.

RUSSIA:
Oppenheimer, Russia's Post-Communist Economy, 2001.

INDIA:
Roy, Economic History and Modern India, 2002.

AFRICA:
Paul Collier, Why has Africa Grown so Slowly?, 1999.

EUROPE:
MA Wynne, The European System of Central Banks, 1999.

Quote from: Meta Cognition on June 02, 2015, 09:40:38 PM

T-minus one hour and 20 minutes.

Fixed that for ya.

What? Midnight EST is 4am GMT, which is 20 minutes.

Why did Stannis assassinate Robb stark instead of asking him to honor Ned's wishes and help win the throne for the legitimate baratheon King?

Spoilers. Dick.

Where should I start to gain a basic understanding of the subject you obsess over as I'll admit that I don't know shit about shit.

The Communist Manifesto.

How much money did Dick Cheney make off the Iraq War?

The tears of Iraqi children have no monetary value.

Quote from: Meta Cognition on June 02, 2015, 08:19:31 PM

I'm gonna steamroll you cunts

Is that a challenge?

Might be that it is.

I'm gonna steamroll you cunts

Yes, there are three.

Deci, Mator and Omega.

Well now I'm sad.

Putting Chally in his fucking place.

Thoughts on Marxism?

It's not wrong.

Probably because it doesn't make falsifiable statements in the first place.

Marxism belongs in the sociology department, not econ.

Quote from: Madman Mordo on June 02, 2015, 06:47:00 PM

So is like, Deci clinically autistic? Genuinely curious.

he was professionally diagnosed, yes

lol, yeah right

if decis autistic then im a narcissist