Maybe slightly off topic, but economics have philosophical underpinnings that are worth studying. A a very rough, very incomplete chronological list: Smith, Ma

Maybe slightly off topic, but economics have philosophical underpinnings that are worth studying. A a very rough, very incomplete chronological list: Smith, Marx, Keynes, Friedman, Hayek, Piketty. Big Thinkers have thought deeply and thoroughly about this topic and have a surprisingly strong influence on what happens in the grand scheme of things. They have conflicting ideas and political stances. But still, you'll find quite a bit of truth in what they say, because you can literally observe some of their predictions, but you have to kind of mix and match them. Both economics and finance are still Black Arts in my opinion. You'll find a ton of math and studies but it is all very much mixed with politics, paradigms, huge assumptions and inconsistency. It is an incredibly complex subject matter, and there are quite a few people who want to make us believe that they've figured it out, but in essence it is all about social interactions and any model that tries to boil human behavior down to something simple, rational and well understood is doomed.