Andrew Leigh

How Economics Explains the World (eBook, ePUB)

A Short History of Humanity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work. Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University

In the spirit of Sapiens, a sweeping, engrossing history of how economic ideas and forces have shaped the world.

Why didn't Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? Why did inequality in many advanced countries fall during the 1950s and 1960s? Why is there more competition among corner cafes than among social media companies? How did robber barons inspire the game Monopoly?

In An Economist's History of the World, acclaimed Harvard professor and economist Andrew Leigh presents a dramatically new understanding of human history. Spanning ancient times to the current day, he reveals the hidden economic factors that have shaped every aspect of our world, from determining the outcomes of wars to the endurance of social transformations. Moving chronologically from the emergence of agriculture to the war in Ukraine, Leigh weaves a fascinating narrative punctuated by expert insights into major moments in human historywhy the invention of the plough led to gender inequality, how certain diseases determined the patterns of colonialism, why skyscrapers emerged first in American cities, and much more.

Entertaining, illuminating, and eminently readable, An Economist's History of the World is the story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have shaped our world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780063383807
• Artikelnr.: 69623119

Autorenporträt

Andrew Leigh received his PhD from Harvard University and was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. Since 2010 he has served as an MP in the Australian House of Representatives, where he is Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury. His papers have appeared in the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, and Economic Journal, and his books include Battlers and Billionaires, The Luck of Politics, Reconnected, and Randomistas (Yale University Press).

Rezensionen

"If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work. Learn why we are richer, live longer, have healthier children, are monumentally more productive and are happier than our ancestors." - Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University

"This 'short' book is bursting with insights about economics, illustrated by memorable stories and historical events. People who are curious about but confused by economics will learn enough from this volume to be conversant for life. Andrew Leigh is not only an engaging writer, he is charming and fun as well-something that cannot be said of all economists!" - Caroline M. Hoxby, Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics, Stanford University

"Leigh takes the reader on an engaging romp through key moments in the world's economic history that created the economies we see today around the globe. It is essential reading for anyone looking to understand today's economy." - Betsey Stevenson, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan, and coauthor of Principles of Economics