HAYVN Reading List

Winter 2023

HAYVN is a research-led institution. Our global team of analysts engages with peer reviewed and respected bodies of literature every day. Not only do they dedicate their professional lives to this pursuit, but they also find joy in immersing themselves in stimulating reads during their leisure time. With their wealth of knowledge and passion for learning, our analysts proudly present their carefully curated recommendations of exceptional works that will captivate and inspire great minds.

The Denationalisation of Money -  Friedrich Hayek

In this mind-expanding 1976 work of literature, the author explores the central concept of a world that converges on a singular currency instead of a complex multi-currency global economy. This book is a great stimulant for pondering what could be.

Geopolitical alpha -  Marko Papic

This book is a great resource for forecasting the future effect of geopolitical events on the investment landscape. This book presents a unique approach to modelling and mapping the possible coming economic events and is sure to inspire all futurists.

Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems -  Abhijit V. Banerjee

This book challenges some of the most prevalent economic tropes of our times. By taking a scientific and analytical approach to the concept of compassion and understanding, the authors suggest that there is a more humane and rational way to solve some of society’s more pressing issues.

Virtuous Leadership - Alexandre Havard

This book argues that in a world of selfish economics, it is the most virtuous who have the greatest opportunity to thrive, so long as this moral disposition can be applied correctly.

The case for good jobs - Zeynep Ton

This book focuses on a business getting the best out of its resources. It argues for a reduction in the gulf between an organisation’s aims and its employee’s desires to adopt it.

Right kind of wrong - Amy Edmondson

This book seeks to transform the entrepreneur’s relationship with failure. To use the concept as an inspiration rather than a detractor. Following decades of award winning research, Edmondson presents a comprehensive resource for turning failure into a positive business outcome.

How Big Things Get Done - Flyvbjerg + Gardener

This book looks into the high failure rate of mega projects, and the surprising factors that go into ensuring their demise. This is a great read for anyone with an ambitious task on the horizon.

Tokens - Rachel O’Dwyer

This book seeks to shine a light on the undiscovered corners of the new economy. By focusing on the platforms that facilitate economic transactions and by forecasting the possible future of money itself, O’Dwyer has compiled a compelling work of literature for those interested in what the next phase of transacting will look like.

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