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The Assumptions Economists Make
Jonathan Schlefer
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Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Economists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news--so why are their explanations often at odds with equally confident assertions from other economists? And why are all economic predictions so rarely borne out? Harnessing his frustration with these contradictions, Jonathan Schlefer set out to investigate how economists arrive at their opinions. A lucid, plain-spoken account of the major economic models, which [Schlefer] introduces in chronological order, creating a kind of intellectual history of macroeconomics. He explains what the models assume, what they actually demonstrate--and where they fall short. --Binyamin Applebaum, New York ... Read more
Economists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news--so why are their explanations often at odds with equally confident assertions from other economists? And why are all economic predictions so rarely borne out? Harnessing his frustration with these contradictions, Jonathan Schlefer set out to investigate how economists arrive at their opinions. A lucid, plain-spoken account of the major economic models, which [Schlefer] introduces in chronological order, creating a kind of intellectual history of macroeconomics. He explains what the models assume, what they actually demonstrate--and where they fall short. --Binyamin Applebaum, New York ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674975408
SKU
V9780674975408
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About Jonathan Schlefer
Jonathan Schlefer holds a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and is the author of Palace Politics: How the Ruling Party Brought Crisis to Mexico, as well as articles for The Atlantic and other publications. He is currently a research associate at Harvard Business School.
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