Applied Economics Audiobook By Thomas Sowell cover art

Applied Economics

Thinking Beyond Stage One: Second Edition

Preview

Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends April 30, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Applied Economics

By: Thomas Sowell
Narrated by: Bill Wallace
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends April 30, 2025 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $16.61

Buy for $16.61

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

About this listen

Applied Economics is an accessible guide to how our economic decisions develop. It explains the application of economics to major world problems, including housing, medical care, discrimination, and the economic development of nations. The book is based on an international view of economics, includes examples from around the world, and shows how certain incentives and constraints produce similar outcomes among disparate peoples and cultures.©2009 Thomas Sowell (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Economics Thought-Provoking Inspiring
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro768_stickypopup

Critic reviews

"Applied Economics...is simply the must-have field guide to our economic landscape." (Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times columnist)
"Applied Economics is full of...good sense - and serves as an excellent defense against the counterproductive promises of political candidates." ( Wall Street Journal)

What listeners say about Applied Economics

Highly rated for:

Insightful Narrative Compelling Aspects Memorable Moments Lucid Explanations Engaging Delivery
Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    793
  • 4 Stars
    154
  • 3 Stars
    49
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    13
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    642
  • 4 Stars
    127
  • 3 Stars
    39
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    7
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    647
  • 4 Stars
    101
  • 3 Stars
    34
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    12

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

MUST READ!

This was an amazing book that was loaded with empirical examples! I really enjoyed reading this!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

important economic basics

Sowell is amazing. The only thing is that when you read his several books, things get repetitive. nevertheless, worth your time and consideration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Book

A very insightful book, like all Thomas Sowell's books. Sowell's scholarship is second to none.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Well written and very informative

Thomas Sowell did an excellent job organizeng this book, chapters are easy to follow and the book flows very well.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Espectacular.

Aclara la confusión de muchos temas actuales con argumentos claros. Todos deberían leer este libro.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A worthy read

There are so many things covered in this book that I never would have connected to economics. I think this is an incredible read for absolutely anyone.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wow. Everyone should read this.

Seriously. This should be required reading for every high school student, or at least college. It's baseline information one *needs* to know to have informed opinions on social, economic issues. On top of that it's eloquently written and read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

If you have read Basic Economics, read this one.

Awesome book but the performance could have used a bit more punch in his presentation. other than that, the book is great.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Teach this in High School

Every child in America should know this book before graduating high school. It has such long reaching impacts to economics of course but also life choices, politics, policy, business decision making etc. Simply a phenomenal, straight to the point piece of work. Looking for more Thomas Sowell!!!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Read it twice

I read Thomas Sowell's Basic Economics before this one, and it is a good follow up. It does repeat a lot of the same themes covered in BE but with more focus on the long-run effects of policies that may appear to pay off in the short run. He also does diverge somewhat towards the end in his discussion about immigration, but it's still good analysis even if he sort of goes off on a tangent. Sowell is a master teacher, able to explain economics without charts and graphs and be understood.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

7 people found this helpful