isbn-13: 9780393353419
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“The correct answer to almost any question in economics is: It depends.” ― Dani Rodrik, Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science
Interesting overview of Economics with an emphasis on the use and misuse of models. Good introduction to the sorts of problems economists work on, the tools they use and the difficulties they face.
- Chapter 1 What Models Do
- Chapter 2 The Science of Economic Modeling
- Chapter 3 Navigating among Models
- Chapter 4 Models and Theories
- Chapter 5 When Economists Go Wrong
- Chapter 6 Economics and Its Critics
Publisher’s Description: “A leading economist trains a lens on his own discipline to uncover when it fails and when it works.”