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Top Tens

Five Tips for Approaching Economics From A Christian Perspective

By Elise Amyx September 21, 2012 Economics, Faith and Work, Top Tens

Faith and Economics

Part 3 in a series on Thoughts On Economics

Why is economics so daunting for people to approach?

In the first post addressing this question, I discussed the problem with modern economics and why it seems so confusing. In the second post, I examined this problem in [...]

Top Ten Economics Books for Beginners

By Greg Ayers August 3, 2012 Economics, Top Tens

Part 1 in a series on Top Tens

At bottom, economics is about us – what we choose, what we value, what we represent in language and symbols, how we interact with each other in the market, and especially how we produce, exchange, and distribute goods, services, and risk. Understand these [...]

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