{"product_id":"assumptions-economists-make-9780674975408","title":"Assumptions Economists Make","description":"\u003cp\u003eEconomists make confident assertions in op-ed columns and on cable news--so why are their explanations often at odds with equally confident assertions from \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Binyamin Applebaum, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating... Schlefer's] book is a tough critique of economics, but a deeply informed and sympathetic one.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Justin Fox, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is an impressive and informative analysis of the economics literature--and it presents some useful insights about how a more eclectic, catholic approach might allow economics to progress more convincingly into the future.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Michelle Baddeley, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Assumptions Economists \u003c\/i\u003emake is] a knowledgeable...broadside against neoclassical economics...Schlefer's gripes concern model-building run amok...His criticisms of these models are original and sophisticated.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Christopher Caldwell, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Schlefer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674975408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchlefer, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jonathan Schlefer holds a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and is the author of \u003ci\u003ePalace Politics: How the Ruling Party Brought Crisis to Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as articles for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He is currently a research associate at Harvard Business School.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40146677694579,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_14c86576-16be-427c-ba25-2bbd3e6d8321.jpg?v=1654695098","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/assumptions-economists-make-9780674975408","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}