I’ve spent a few days at a high-powered conference, and it’s always interesting to know what the members of the economic elite are reading, or citing. It was an intriguing mix at this one. As ever these days, everyone had read Reinhardt and Rogoff’s [amazon_link id=”0691142165″ target=”_blank” ]This Time is Different[/amazon_link]. If you haven’t yet done so, now is the time.

Other titles referred to were: [amazon_link id=”1848872321″ target=”_blank” ]The Pinch[/amazon_link] by David Willetts, [amazon_link id=”0674000781″ target=”_blank” ]A Theory of Justice[/amazon_link] by John Rawls, [amazon_link id=”0199265925″ target=”_blank” ]On What Matters[/amazon_link] by Derek Parfitt, Adair Turner’s forthcoming [amazon_link id=”026201744X” target=”_blank” ]Economics After the Crisis[/amazon_link], Voltaire’s [amazon_link id=”0140455108″ target=”_blank” ]Candide[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”1857883535″ target=”_blank” ]The Geography of Though: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why [/amazon_link]by Richard Nesbitt.

I’ve only read about half of these. There’s nothing like being in a room full of very smart people to keep you from resting on your intellectual laurels. Back to my reading….

[amazon_image id=”026201744X” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Economics After the Crisis: Objectives and Means (Lionel Robbins Lectures)[/amazon_image]