The assumptions economists make / Jonathan Schlefer.

Economists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news--so why are their explanations at odds with equally confident assertions from other economists? And why are all economic predictions so rarely borne out? Harnessing his frustration with this contradiction, Schlefer set out to in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schlefer, Jonathan, 1949- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Economics. Economists. economics. economists. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative. Economics Economists Wirtschaftstheorie Wirtschaftsmodell Wirtschaftswissenschaften Methode
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Table of Contents:

The metaphor of the invisible hand
What do economists do?
In search of a model
Economics when society matters
Chasing a chimera
Utopia
This imperfect world
Entering the realm of production
What caused income inequality?
Understanding an uncertain world
In the long run
In the short run
The golden age of capitalism
Economies in crisis
Thinking about economies.

The assumptions economists make / Jonathan Schlefer.

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