The undercover economist strikes back

Name: The undercover economist strikes back
ISBN: 1594631409

by Tim Harford · first published 2014

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"A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist. Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does. Enter Financial Times columnist and bestselling author Tim Harford. In this new book that demystifies macroeconomics, Harford strips away the spin, the hype, and the jargon to reveal the truth about how t

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bbayles · Sep 23, 2016 · Recommends

…changed my life, but since then I've thought about economics every day. I would recommend some pop-econ to become familiar with a stylized version of how economists think. I'd recommend Tim Harford's The Undercover Economist Strikes Back and The Logic of Life and Robert Frank's The Economic Naturalist. (Dubner's and Levitt's books are entertaining, but I wouldn't try to learn much about economics from them) The world of professional…
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davidw · Jun 30, 2014 · Recommends

…fairly mainstream economics. http://www.amazon.com/The-Undercover-Economist-Tim-Harford/d... He's written another one lately about macroeconomics which is pretty good as well: http://www.amazon.com/The-Undercover-Economist-Strikes-Back/...
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sixhobbits · Jun 11, 2019 · Recommends

I really enjoyed Tim Harford's books "The Undercover Economist" and "The Undercover Economist Strikes Back". Maybe they are too far in the "popular economics" category to be included in a list like this (although there are some on the list that look similar) but he explains things clearly and argues well…
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davidw · May 27, 2016 · Recommends

Tim Harford's a good writer - he's got some books that I highly recommend as a gentle introduction to economic thinking: * "The Undercover Economist" - http://amzn.to/1sCImVw * "The Undercover Economist Strikes Back" http://amzn.to/24bIFT3 - this one's about macroeconomics. As well as various others. One thing I like is that they're mostly fairly neutral - he's really trying to explain the thinking, rather than…
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MarkMc · Dec 28, 2013 · Mentions

…transferred to another rich islander, and then to another, just as with any other stone. It was perfectly good money, even though it was out of sight and out of reach. ------------------------ From "The Undercover Economist Strikes Back" by Tim Harford: http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Economist-Strikes-Back-Ruin...
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davidf18 · Sep 10, 2016 · Mentions

…He has a chapter dedicated to the failing economy of Cameroon which he visited and the growing economy of China. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0199926514/ Harford also as a book on macroeconomics, "The Undercover Economist Strikes Back" https://www.amazon.com/dp/159463291X/ Harvard Economist Eduard Glaeser is an expert on cities and he will help to explain (as does Harford) that the reason for the high cost of housing in NYC, London,…
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