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Econospinning : how to read between the lines when the media manipulate the numbers / Gene Epstein.
Lippincott Library HC106.83 .E67 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Epstein, Gene, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic policy.
- Press coverage.
- United States--Economic policy--Press coverage.
- United States.
- Mass media--Objectivity--United States.
- Mass media.
- Mass media--Objectivity.
- Journalism--Objectivity--United States.
- Journalism.
- Journalism--Objectivity.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2006]
- Summary:
- Epstein provides readers with a book that attempts to see through the veil of economic misinformation commonly reported in today's media and to offer facts in its place. Epstein discusses economics--assuming no prior knowledge on the part of the reader-- and exposes shoddy reporting by a laundry list of economic journalists.
- Contents:
- Eldercare fraud
- Two ways to measure employment
- Bush league economics
- Long-term unemployment myths
- The case of the phantom dropouts
- Participation rate follies
- What does the employment-population ratio tell us?
- May average hourly earnings rest in peace
- Hourly compensation and the unemployment rate
- Wages and productivity
- The record profit boom that never happened
- End the monthly madness : the change in payroll employment data
- End the monthly madness : the unemployment rate
- Greenspan idolatry
- Best-selling myths : Freakonomics
- Best-selling myths : Nickel and dimed
- Dobbs and jobs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471735132
- OCLC:
- 70267028
- Publisher Number:
- 9780471735137
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