{"product_id":"assumptions-economists-make-jonathan-schlefer-9780674975408","title":"The 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\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Schlefer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674975405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674975408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Jonathan Schlefer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809625534719,"sku":"9780674975408","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b865eb15-b7a7-4479-b9f9-5a893e324bbb.jpg?v=1707927018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/assumptions-economists-make-jonathan-schlefer-9780674975408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}