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Applied Economics

Thinking Beyond Stage One

Thomas Sowell
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Duration
11h 40m
Year
2009
Language
English
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing

About

Applied Economics is an accessible guide to how our economic decisions develop. It explains the application of economics to major world problems, including housing, medical care, discrimination, and the economic development of nations. The book is based on an international view of economics, includes examples from around the world, and shows how certain incentives and constraints produce similar outcomes among disparate peoples and cultures.

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"Applied Economics…is simply the must-have field guide to our economic landscape."
Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times columnist
"The great achievement of Sowell's book is its simplicity. His writing is easy and lucid, an admirable trait considering the topic at hand….As a basic primer for the economically perplexed, this volume serves very well."
Publishers Weekly
"Applied Economics is full of…good sense-and serves as an excellent defense against the counterproductive promises of political candidates."
Wall Street Journal

Artists

Thomas Sowellauthor
Bill Wallacereader

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