Book Quote by John McCain

I am aiming my books at anybody with no economics background.

— Tim Harford

The narrative related to economics is, I think, very well understood even by the common man.

— Nirmala Sitharaman

I'm not currently into economic textbooks, but my grandchildren tell me that the book by Gregory Mankiw, former head of the white house council…

— John C. Bogle

I had never taken any economics. I literally didn't know what it was. I thought it was just about the study of money.

— David Autor

Economics is a strange science. Our subject deals with some of the most important as well as mundane issues that impinge on the human…

— Dale T. Mortensen

Basic Economics 101. It's the most complicated simple subject there is.

— Rush Limbaugh

“The appeal to the intellectually insecure is also more important than it might seem. Because economics touches so much of life, everyone wants to…

— Paul Krugman

“Wouldn't economics make a lot more sense if it were based on how people actually behave, instead of how they should behave?”

— Dan Ariely

A tip for generalists who try to read economic research papers: If you get to a section that's incomprehensible, don't give up. Just skip…

— David Leonhardt

I took the obligatory economics classes in school, but I've long been a fan of the Milton Friedman philosophy and its libertarian bent: One…

— Charlie Trotter

Economics is not a discipline that comes to correct answers - economies are too complex.

— Adam Davidson

This is a serious analysis of a ridiculous subject, which is of course the opposite of what is usual in economics.

— Paul Krugman