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Lipsey & Chrystal: Economics 11e

Chapter 02

The following stories discuss the success or failure of economics as a subject.
The Guardian, Wednesday, July 9, 2008
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/09/economics.globaleconomy
Financial Times, October 29, 2003
www.johnkay.com/in_action/306
The Economist, Thursday, July 31, 2008
www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=348918&story_id=11848398
Financial Times, Wednesday, July 23, 2008
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b89eb5b2-5804-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.html

The following article is about statistics and the evidence that taller people are wealthier:
The Economist, Thursday, April 3, 2008
www.economist.com/finance/economicsfocus/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10958949

Another cautionary tale about the use of statistics:
Financial Times, Wednesday, August 13, 2008
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fa5c13a-68ce-11dd-a4e5-0000779fd18c.html