21st Century Economics: Economic Ideas You Should Read and Remember (Paperback, 2019)

Introduction (Bruno S. Frey and Christoph A. Schaltegger).- Christine Benesch recommends “Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion”  by Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn-Steffen Pischke (Christine Bensch).- Matthias Benz recommends “The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India” by Tim Besley and Robin Burgess (Matthias Benz).- Aleksander Berentsen recommends “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” by Satoshi Nakamoto (Aleksander Berentsen).- Thomas Bernauer recommends “Tracking the Ecological Overshoot of the Human Economy” by Mathis Wackernagel et al. (Thomas Bernauer).- Peter Bernholz recommends “Redesigning Democracy: More Ideas for Better Rules”  by Hans Gersbach (Peter Bernholz).- Norbert Berthold recommends “The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility” by Gregory Clark (Norbert Berthold).- Urs Birchler recommends “Why Every Economist Should Learn Some Auction Theory” by Paul Klemperer (Urs Bichler).- Luigino Bruni recommends “The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen (Luigino Bruni).- Monika Butler recommends “The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence” by Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia S. Mitchell (Monika Butler).- Peter Cauwels recommends “Critical Transitions in Nature and Society” by Marten Scheffer (Peter Cauwels).- Sir Paul Collier recommends “Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being” by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Sir Paul Collier).- Reto Cueni recommends “Too much Finance?” by Jean Louis Arcand, Enrico Berkes and Ugo Panizza (Reto Cueni).- Jakob de Haan recommends “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty” by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson (Jakob de Haan).- Reiner Eichenberger recommends “Self-Interest through Delegation: An Additional Rationale for the Principal-Agent Relationship” by John Hamman, George Loewenstein and Roberto Weber (Reiner Eichenberger).- Lars P. Feld recommends “Happiness, Economy and Institutions” by Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer (Lars P. Feld).- Reto Foellmi recommends “Firms in International Trade” by Andrew B. Bernard et al. (Reto Foellmi).- Nicolai J. Foss recommends “Economics and Identity” by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Nicolai J. Foss).- Bruno S. Frey recommends “Mindful Economics: The Production, Consumption, and Value of Beliefs” by Roland Benabou and Jean Tirole (Bruno S. Frey).- Jetta Frost recommends “Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms” by Elinor Ostrom (Jetta Frost).- Clemens Fuest recommends “Yes, Economics Is a Science” by Raj Chetty (Clemens Fuest).- Allan Guggenbuhl recommends “Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human”  by Jonathan Gottschall (Allan Guggenbuhl).- Jochen Hartwig recommends “In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All” by OECD (Jochen Hartwig).- Jurg Helbling recommends “Capital in the 20th Century” by Thomas Piketty (Jurg Helbling).- Sir David F. Hendry recommends “An Analysis of the Indicator Saturation Estimator as a Robust Regression Estimator” by Søren Johansen and Bent Nielsen (Sir David F. Hendry).- Gerard Hertig recommends “Legal Origins” by Edward L. Glaeser and Andrei Shleifer (Gerard Hertig).- Bruno Heyndels recommends “Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden” by Timothy Besley et al. (Bruno Heyndels).- David Iselin recommends “The Superiority of Economists” by Marion Fourcade, Etienne Ollion and Yann Algan (David Iselin).- Beat Kappeler recommends “Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint: Crushed by Credit and Deceived by Debt ? How to Revive the Global Economy” by Tony Crescenzi (Beat Kappeler).- John Kay recommends “The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter” by Joseph Henrich (John Kay).- Martin Killias recommends “Crime and Everyday Life” by Marcus Felson and Rachel Boba (Martin Killias).- Hartmut Kliemt recommends “Violence and Social Orders” by Douglass C. North, John Joseph Wallis and Barry R. Weingast (Hartmut Kliemt).- Kai A. Konrad recommends “Lenders’ Blind Trust and Borrowers’ Blind Spots: A Descriptive Investigation of Personal Loans” by Linda Dezso and George Loewenstein (Kai A. Konrad).- George Loewenstein recommends “Self-Signaling and Diagnostic Utility in Everyday Decision Making” by Ronit Bodner and Drazen Prelec (George Loewenstein).- Ulrich Matter recommends “Towards a Political Theory of the Firm” by Luigi Zingales (Ulrich Matter).- Peter Nijkamp recommends “The False Duality of Work and Leisure” by Joy E. Beatty and William R. Torbert (Peter Nijkamp).- Karl-Dieter Opp recommends “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness” by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (Karl-Dieter Opp).- Margit Osterloh recommends “Do Women Shy Away from Competition? Do Men Compete Too Much?" by Muriel Niederle and Lise Vesterlund (Margit Osterloh).- Martin Ravallion recommends “Poverty Traps” by Samuel Bowles, Steven Durlauf and Karla Hoff (Martin Ravallion).- Susan Rose-Ackerman recommends “Corruption, Norms, and Legal Enforcement: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets” by Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel (Susan Rose-Ackerman).- Katja Rost recommends "The Network Structure of Social Capital" by Ronald S. Burt (Katja Rost).- Mark Schelker recommends “Salience and Taxation: Theory and Evidence” by Raj Chetty, Adam Looney and Kory Kroft (Mark Schelker).- Sascha L. Schmidt recommends “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis (Sascha L. Schmidt).- Friedrich Schneider recommends “Public Choice III” by Dennis C. Mueller (Friedrich Schneider).- Ronnie Schob recommends “Economics and Identity” by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Ronnie Schob).- Gerhard Schwarz recommends “Why Capitalism?” by Allan H. Meltzer (Gerhard Schwarz).- David Stadelmann recommends “Public Policy and the Initiative and Referendum: A Survey with Some New Evidence” by John G. Matsusaka (David Stadelmann).- Bruno Staffelbach recommends “The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil” by Philip Zimbardo (Bruno Staffelbach).- Tobias Straumann recommends “This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly” by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff (Tobias Straumann).- Alois Stutzer recommends “Political Selection” by Timothy Besley (Alois Stutzer).- Cass R. Sunstein recommends “Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much” by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir (Cass R. Sunstein).- Guido Tabellini recommends “A Model of Social Identity with an Application to Political Economy: Nation, Class and Redistribution” by Moses Shayo (Guido Tabellini).- Mark Thoma recommends “Learning and Expectations in Macroeconomics” by George Evans and Seppo Honkapohja (Mark Thoma).- Benno Torgler recommends “Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science” by Dani Rodrik (Benno Torgler).- Jean-Robert Tyran recommends ”Patience and the Wealth of Nations” by Thomas Dohmen et al. (Jean-Robert Tyran).- Ruut Veenhoven recommends “The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions” by Barbara Fredrickson (Ruut Veenhoven).- Carl Christian von Weizsacker recommends “Trills Instead of T-Bills: It's Time to Replace Part of Government Debt with Shares in GDP” by Mark J. Kamstra and Robert J. Shiller (Carl Christian von Weizsacker).- Gert G. Wagner recommends “Homo Ignorans: Deliberately Choosing Not to Know”  by Ralph Hertwig and Christoph Engel (Gert G. Wagner).- Hannelore Weck-Hannemann recommends “Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of ‘Blind’ Auditions on Female Musicians” by Claudia Goldin and Cecilia Rouse (Hannelore Weck-Hannemann).- Barry R. Weingast recommends “Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective”  by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson (Barry R. Weingast).- Barbara E. Weissenberger recommends “Management Control Systems. Performance Measurement, Evaluation, and Incentives” by Kenneth A. Merchant and Wim A. Van der Stede (Barbara E. Weissenberger).- Ludger Woessmann recommends “Measuring the Impacts of Teachers II: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood” by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman and Jonah E. Rockoff (Ludger Woessmann).- Klaus F. Zimmermann recommends “Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being” by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Klaus F. Zimmermann).- Postscript (Bruno S. Frey and Christoph A. Schaltegger).