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Economics for the Curious

Inside the Minds of 12 Nobel Laureates

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  1. Robert M. Solow
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  • Features a first class list of Nobel Laureates, including Paul Krugman, Eric Maskin, Finn E. Kydland and Vernon Smith
  • Written in an accessible style that will interest a broad audience
  • Focuses on key issues of interest including how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war, financing retirement as longevity increases, the sustainable use of natural resources and what governments should really be doing to boost the economy

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert M. Solow
    Pages 1-5

  3. Depressions are Different

    • Paul R. Krugman
    Pages 7-18

  4. Rethinking Economics: A Classical Perspective

    • Vernon L. Smith
    Pages 19-32

  5. Employment and Unemployment

    • Peter A. Diamond
    Pages 33-42

  6. Unemployment During and After the Great Recession

    • Dale T. Mortensen
    Pages 43-59

  7. Long-Term Trends and Structural Changes in the Global Economy

    • A. Michael Spence
    Pages 61-76

  8. On Policy Consistency

    • Finn E. Kydland
    Pages 77-95

  9. Natural Resources and Sustainability

    • Robert M. Solow
    Pages 97-108

  10. Research Studies Approaching Cooperative Games with New Methods

    • John F. Nash Jr.
    Pages 109-122

  11. Interdisciplinary Social Science: The Transaction Cost Economics Project

    • Oliver E. Williamson
    Pages 123-140

  12. Financing Retirement

    • William F. Sharpe
    Pages 141-158

  13. How Should We Elect Our Leaders?

    • Eric S. Maskin
    Pages 159-169

  14. Standards for State-Building Interventions

    • Roger B. Myerson
    Pages 171-188

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 189-195
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12 Nobel Laureates take readers on a tour of some of the everyday issues that can be explored using basic economic principles. Topics include how economic tools can be used to rebuild nations in the aftermath of a war; financing retirement as longevity increases and what governments should really be doing to boost the economy.

About the authors

Paul Krugman, Princeton University, USA Vernon L. Smith, George Mason University and Cato Institute, USA Peter Diamond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Dale T. Mortensen, Northwestern University, USA Michael Spence, Oak Hill Capital Partners, USA Finn E. Kydland, University of California, USA Robert Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA John F. Nash, Jr, Princeton University, USA Oliver E. Williamson, Haas School of Business, USA William F. Sharpe, Financial Engines, USA Eric Maskin, Princeton University, USA Roger Myerson, University of Chicago, USA

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