Economics reading list: Cambridge, Downing College
Cambridge, Downing College lists 8 books for students about to start the course in Economics. The list starts with Intermediate Microeconomics by Varian, Macroeconomics, European Edition by Mankiw and Taylor and Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis by Sydsaeter and Hammond. 6 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.
Fresher's reading list for Economics (University of Cambridge). www.dow.cam.ac.uk/current-students/information-new-undergraduates/undergraduates-reading-lists/economics
Retrieved 3 October 2026. Check the source for the current year's version.
The 8 books
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- 1.Intermediate MicroeconomicsVarian
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- 3.Essential Mathematics for Economic AnalysisSydsaeter and Hammond
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- 6.Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and PovertyAcemoglu and Robinson
- 7.The Cambridge Economic History of Modern BritainFloud, Humphries and Johnson
- 8.Themes in Macroeconomic History: the UK Economy 1919-1939Solomou
Other Economics lists
- Cambridge, Faculty of Economics · 37 books
- Oxford, New College (PPE) · 7 books
How this list was made
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