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Studying for NEC
- Adam Smith Retired Tests
- David Ricardo Retired Tests
- MASTER LIST: NEC Prep (Sign-In w/ Harker Credentials)
- Minnesota NEC posts additional practice tests
- Census.gov: US Trading Partners
- Economic Terms Study Guide: A to Z
- General Guide + Additional Resources
- Investopedia Articles
- 10 Influential Economists
Additional Resources
Books
- Scorecasting by Tobias Moskowitz and Jon Wertheim
- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky
- The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
- Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio
- Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
Magazines
- Check out Harker’s very own Equilibrium!
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- thinkMoney Magazine
Podcasts
- Planet Money
- Freakonomics Radio
- Check out Levitt and Dubner’s book, Freakonomics.
- Marketplace