The assumptions economists make
By: Jonathan Schlefer
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780674975408
Subjects: Economics; Economists
Description: "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.
Notes: On the cover the word "make" is upside down.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: The metaphor of the invisible hand; title: What do economists do?; title: In search of a model; title: Economics when society matters; title: Chasing a chimera; title: Utopia; title: This imperfect world; title: Entering the realm of production; title: What caused income inequality?; title: Understanding an uncertain world; title: In the long run; title: In the short run; title: The puzzle of the golden age of capitalism; title: Economies in crisis; title: Thinking about economies.