prolog

[First Yard] Adam Smith

01 The literal father of economics! Adam Smith
02 Having a lot of gold doesn't make you rich! The limits of mercantilism
03 The Light and Darkness of the Industrial Revolution as Revealed by Oliver Twist
04 But why is reality such a mess?

[Second Yard] Thomas Malthus

05 Perhaps the greatest economic prophet, Malthus!
06 18th-Century Population Theory Still Relevant in the 21st Century
07 World population: 8 billion! So what about our planet?
08 Population Disaster Turns into Environmental Disaster! Environmental Economics

[Third Yard] David Ricardo

09 Ricardo, the embodiment of free trade
10 Real estate is a problem, then and now! Land rent theory
11 Free Trade, Falling into the Trap of Comparative Advantage

[Fourth Yard] Karl Marx

12 Workers of the world, unite! Marx
13 Putting workers at the center of economics
14 Why did Marx's experiment fail?
The rise and fall of communist countries

[Fifth Yard] Alfred Marshall

15 Marshall, creating a supply and demand curve!
16 Free Economics: The Economics of Surplus Even When Giving Away Free Things
17 The Honeymoon Relationship Between Price Elasticity and Coupons

[Sixth Yard] Thorstein Veblen

18 Veblen, the unfortunate economist who was too far ahead of his time
19 Conspicuous consumption, what's wrong with spending my own money?
The bandwagon effect: the human desire to ride the 20th-century wave

[Seventh Yard] John Maynard Keynes

21 The Black Knight of the Great Depression, Keynes
22 years old, the cycle of boom and bust, economic fluctuations!
23 Reasons the Government Must Step In: Price Rigidity

[Eighth Yard] Milton Friedman

24 No more government intervention! Friedman
25 Why do prices keep rising? Inflation
26 Monetary policy loses its power, creating a liquidity trap.

[Ninth Yard] Thomas Piketty

27 The Contradictions of Capitalism According to Thomas Piketty, r]g
28 In the 21st century, class is inherited?
29. Can the Contradictions of Capitalism Be Solved with Taxes? Wealth Redistribution

Glossary
Epilogue

[Special Appendix] A Brief History of Economics! [Economic Timeline]

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