Common Sense Economics is the book that inspired EFI’s work.

The ideas that inspired EFI’s work

Common Sense Economics explains the key principles behind prosperity, economic freedom, and everyday decision-making - in clear, practical language. These ideas inspired the creation of EFI and continue to shape our initiatives across partner countries today.

The book is currently available in 14 languages and in up to 4 accessible formats for each language.

Why this book matters to EFI

Common Sense Economics is the foundation of EFI’s mission to make economic thinking accessible.
Through teacher training, journalist workshops, and student programs, we bring these ideas to life for new generations.

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What people say about the book

Argjenta Plakolli

Country Partner, Riinvest Institute, Kosovo

As a former career coach and human resources lecturer, I can recommend this book to anyone who has doubts about their professional development plan and ambitions: it’s fun to read, and easy to apply in practice!

Gurgen Aslanyan

President, Armenian Economic Association

The Armenian translation of "Common Sense Economics" is a very welcome addition to the rather sparse Armenian language economics literature. Its very accessible language fills a gap of well reasoned topics.

Zohid Askarov

Dean, Westminster International University at Tashkent

At a time when Uzbekistan is carrying out large-scale economic reforms, this is a really relevant book. It explains economic principles in a simple way so that everyone can understand real events quickly and easily.

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Now available in Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Montenegrin and Macedonian.