Naked economics : undressing the dismal science / Charles Wheelan ; foreword by Burton G. Malkiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheelan, Charles J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Physical Description:

xxix, 366 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Fully revised and updated.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.

Contents:

The power of markets : Who feeds Paris?

Incentives matter : Why you might be able to save face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros)

Government and the economy : Government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers)

Government and the economy II : the army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500

Economics of information : McDonald's didn't create a better hamburger

Productivity and human capital : Why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are?

Financial markets : What economics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!)

The power of organized interests : What economics can tell us about politics

Keeping score : Is my economy bigger than your economy?

The Federal Reserve : Why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper

International economics : How did a nice country like Iceland go bust?

Trade and globalization : The good news about Asian sweatshops

Development economics : The wealth and poverty of nations

Epilogue: Life in 2050 : eight questions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393356496

0393356493

OCLC:

1051776826

Publisher Number:

40028805853