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How Economics Can Save the World

Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems

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Length 8 hours 31 minutes
Language English
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Summary

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Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you how

Our world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change, inequality, hunger and a global pandemic mean our way of life seems more imperilled and society more divided than ever; but economics can help!

From parenting to organ donation, housing to anti-social behaviour, economics provides the tools we need to fix the biggest issues of today. Far from being a means to predict the stock market or enrich the elite, economics provides a lens through which we can better understand how things work, design clever solutions and create the conditions in which we can all flourish.

With a healthy dose of optimism, and packed with stories of economics in everyday situations, Erik Angner demonstrates the methods he and his fellow economists use to help improve our lives and the society in which we live. He shows us that economics can be a powerful force for good, awakening the possibility of a happier, more just and more sustainable world.

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Author:

Narrator:
Nikolas Salmon

ISBN:
9780241997727

Length:
8 hours 31 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd

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Edition:
Unabridged

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This wonderful book demystifies economics and explains the practical tools it provides for thinking about challenges we all face in everyday life - from getting small children to go to sleep to doing what we can to tackle climate change. A clear guide into how economic reasoning can filter through noise and identify solutions for problems, big and small. [T]his book is a success, bucking the trend by prescribing practical solutions to humanity's biggest challenges and explaining the economic rationale behind them with refreshing - and highly readable - clarity A brilliantly clear explanation of how, in the right hands, the insights of Economics can be used to make the world a better place This optimistic new voice offers useful rules to help understand the world around us, and how to make it a better place. Angner's writing is refreshingly human, filled with intellect and dry humour, this book is as enjoyable to read as it is serious about inspiring change Provides an optimistic outline for improving society and our lives. With pristine clarity, good humor, and solid authority, Angner sketches solutions to the most stubborn problems, both small and large, from poor retirement planning to poverty itself. The same simple yet bracing themes run through all of the success stories: Rely on data, use the economist's methodological toolkit, and have a more experimental attitude toward fixing our most difficult problems. His prescriptions even contain norm-changing hints of how to get ordinary folks to implement his recommendations. Whether or not we show the good sense to comply with its lessons, How Economics Can Save the World exposes the decision-making structures that cause persistent threats to our happiness and well-being, and provides readers with the tools, knowledge, and hopeful impulse to disable these threats' Angner blends economic history, theory and practice wonderfully to draw out how powerful economics can be. Written in an accessible and engaging way, this book is full of lessons to show how economics can practically make your life, and the world around you, a better place A fun and engaging read, designed to help us make better choices, lead better lives, and make a better world. Angner teaches us how to understand the life-defining realities of our world as economics, from sleep-training a baby, choosing between jobs, or building a community. He then teaches us how to manages those realities-including how to save and invest-- by applying the tools and insights learned from economic theory and behavioral research A book brimming with beautiful explanations of important ideas and surprising discoveries Angner shows that economics is a deeply moral endeavour that should give us hope that many of our most pressing problems can be solved. Expand reviews
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