{"product_id":"the-mismeasurement-of-america-gene-ludwig-9781633311343","title":"The Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask the Economic Struggle of Everyday Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mismeasurement of America \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ereveals, at long last, why public perceptions of the economy differ so drastically from prevailing statistics. The truth turns out to be disconcerting: The statistics are misleading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere we find the roots of growing public resentment. Despite headlines heralding growth and prosperity, most Americans have fallen behind. They're working harder year upon year not to get ahead but merely to stay apace. For them, the American dream appears to be slipping farther and farther away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the resentment is something else: The misleading statistics that shape our understanding of reality are steering powerful policymakers to make misguided decisions at the federal, state, and local levels alike. And, for most Americans, the results continue to be catastrophic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did we get here? Having spent the better part of the last forty years working on economic policy, former US Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig walks readers through the research done by the economic team at the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity. In the process, we see how outdated definitions have skewed our perceptions of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnemployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInflation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpward mobility and growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mismeasurement of America \u003c\/i\u003epresents new and better ways to understand what's \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e happening in the American economy. To save the American dream, we need good economic indicators. In these pages, Gene Ludwig shows us how to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gene Ludwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633311341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633311343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disruption Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Gene Ludwig","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46867253068031,"sku":"9781633311343","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1c9a277-f0dc-4f46-b859-4df5b5b40218.jpg?v=1747454293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mismeasurement-of-america-gene-ludwig-9781633311343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}