Comercio y Economía / Ciencias económicas

The Price of Everything: Finding Method in the Madness of What Things Cost

de Eduardo Porter

"Porter's work out to ring up the audience for Steven Levitt's Freakonomics."

-Booklist

Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Economics, 2nd Edition

de MBA, Tom Gorman

Dollars and sense.

For both general readers and students, The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Economics, Second Edition clearly explains macroeconomics and microeconomics, covering the dynamics of the markets,...

The Wealth of Nations: Books 1-3

de Adam Smith & Andrew Skinner

‘It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest’ With this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith...

New Ideas from Dead Economists

de Todd Buchholz & Martin Feldstein

The classic introduction to economic thought, now updated in time for the publication of New Ideas from Dead CEOs

This entertaining and accessible introduction to the great economic thinkers throughout history-...

The MBA Reality Check: Make the School You Want, Want You

de Evan Forster & David Thomas

A no-nonsense guide to getting into business school at a time when the industry requirements are evolving and competition is at a record level.

MBA programs are redefining their mission and seeking a new generation...

Free the Market!: Why Only Government Can Keep the Marketplace Competitive

de Gary L. Reback

Why we need government intervention in the free market to protect competition and encourage innovation

Starting about thirty years ago, conservatives forced an overhaul of competition policy that has loosened...

New Rules for the New Economy

de Kevin Kelly

A spirited and groundbreaking book in the tradition of such futuristic bestsellers as Megatrends, The Year 2000, and Future Shock

Forget supply and demand. Forget computers. The old rules are broken. Today, communication,...

Syrian Episodes: Sons, Fathers, and an Anthropologist in Aleppo

de Carmen M. Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff

When Princeton anthropologist John Borneman arrived in Syria's second-largest city in 2004 as a visiting Fulbright professor, he took up residence in what many consider a "rogue state" on the frontline of a...

Unfolding the Napkin

de Dan Roam

An original workbook companion to the acclaimed business bestseller The Back of the Napkin

Dan Roam's The Back of the Napkin, a BusinessWeek bestseller, taught readers the power of brainstorming and communicating...

It's Not as Bad as You Think: Why Capitalism Trumps Fear and the Economy Will Thrive

de Brian S. Wesbury

An upbeat antidote to the gloom and doom forecasts of the financial future

Just about everyone is worried about the economy and markets. And the fear is that they will stay down for a long time. But a few brave...

Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist

de Tyler Cowen

Read Tyler Cowen's posts on the Penguin Blog.

In Discover Your Inner Economist one of America’s most respected economists presents a quirky, incisive romp through everyday life that reveals how you can turn...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Global Economics

de Craig Hovey

Think outside the borders. Global economics affects every aspect of our lives. Free trade agreements, tariffs, terrorism, trade deficits, international debt, global warming, OPEC, outsourcing, and sweat shops...

The Complete Idiot#s Guide to the Financials Crisis Parts 1-3 Value Pack: A Penguin eSpecial

de Tom Gorman

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Financials Crisis Parts 1-3 Value Pack The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Financial Crisis is being written this very moment as the crisis continues to unfold. Parts 1-3 are...

Job Loss & Global Impact: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Financial Crisis, Part Two

de Tom Gorman

Ongoing coverage for an ongoing crisis. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Financial Crisis is being written this very moment as the crisis continues to unfold. Part Two in this ongoing series, Job Loss & Global...

The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy

de David M. Smick

David Smick keeps a low profile, but experts consider him one of the most insightful financial market strategists in the world. For more than two decades, he has conferred with central bankers (such as Alan...

The Asylum

de Leah McGrath Goodman

They were a band of outsiders unable to get jobs with New York's gilded financial establishment. They would go on to corner the world's multitrillion-dollar oil market, reaping unimaginable riches while bringing...

SuperFreakonomics, Illustrated edition

de Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Seeing is believing . . . The Smash Hit SuperFreakonomics is now Bigger and Better

SuperFreakonomics was an instant New York Times bestseller that caused a media uproar, continuing the amazing success begun with...

Post-Capitalist Society

de Peter F. Drucker

Business guru Peter Drucker provides an incisive analysis of the major world transformation taking place, from the Age of Capitalism to the Knowledge Society, and examines the radical affects it will have on...

It Could Happen Here

de Bruce Judson

The severe economic downturn has been blamed on many things: deregulation, derivatives, greedy borrowers, negligent lenders. But could there be a deeper problem that is so severe, so long-lasting, and so dangerous...

Understanding Macroeconomic Theory

de Bradley T. Ewing, John M. Barron & Gerald J. Lynch

At each point in time, individuals make choices with respect to the acquisition, sale, and/or use of a variety of different goods. Such activity can be summarized by aggregate variables such as an economy's...