I just got a job as an assistant plant manager for a chemical manufacturing plant. Is there any specific economic literature that would be of assistance?
Economics is pretty useless to business.
It's better to know about the job itself (in your case chemical manufacturing) than the economics of how that plant runs. If you want to read anything become an encyclopedia of information on every detail of that plants operations.
That's the plan. Thanks. I'd figure I'd ask if an economic model can be adopted at that level. But what you all say make sense. I recall reading an article about the great depression iirc that gave the conclusion that knowing the business allows the business to make better decisions than some central planned economist.
I actually think the useful influence might run the other way round, from the job to your understanding of economics, making you get a better understanding than many armchair, professional economists. I already feel my job has benefited me this way, and yours might as well, especialy with regard to the Law of Returns. Aside of that, I can't really think of anything else right now.
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