Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393337642 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Demystifying buzzwords, laying bare the truths behind oft-quoted numbers, and answering the questions you were always too embarrassed to ask, the breezy Naked Economics gives readers the tools they need to engage with pleasure and confidence in the deeply relevant, not so dismal science. In fact, you won’t be able to put this bestseller down. This revised and updated edition adds commentary on hot topics, including the current economic crisis, globalization, the economics of information, the intersection of economics and politics, and the historyand futureof the Federal Reserve.. In our challenging economic climate, this perennial favorite of students and general readers is more than a good read, it’s a necessary investmentwith a blessedly sure rate of return. "Clear, concise, informative, witty and, believe it or not, entertaining." Chicago Tribune Finally! A book about economics that won’t put you to sleep
He is the chief investment officer of Wealthfront. Malkiel is the Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University. Charles Wheelan is the author of the best-selling Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and is a former correspondent for The Economist. . He is a former member of the Council of Economic Advisers, dean of the Yale School of
to understand better what economics is and what it can teach us I stumbled onto this book in my search to, as a curious thinker, to understand better what economics is and what it can teach us.It has fundamentally changed my view on what constitutes an ideal government with regards to being a good promoter of a strong and thriving economy; tha. "Clear, Witty, Lots of Information, Accurate" according to Herbert Gintis. Most books on economics for the layperson are written with some political axe to grind. These books are universally worthless. There are a few books that simply present what economists know, and basically agree that they know. There is a lot more that economists know than might be. "Wow! Unexpectedly Entertaining and Witty" according to Kelly McCants. I didn’t expect a book on the broad spectrum of economics to be such an enjoyable read. This author has quite a gift for taking a topic with the potential to operate as a sedative and instead making it clever and entertaining. Wheelan concisely and clearly explains an overvi
Clear, concise, informative, and witty.” - Chicago Tribune. “I recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain an understanding of basic economics with little pain and much pleasure.” - Gary Becker, 1992 Nobel Prize winner in Economics“Bravo, Charles Wheelan, for doing the impossible: making the study of economics fascinating, comprehensible, and laugh-out-loud funny.” - Deborah Copaken Kogan, author of Shutterbabe: Adventures in Love and War“Translates the arcane and often inscrutable jargon of the professional economist into language accessible to the inquiring but frustrated layman