{"product_id":"what-do-economists-contribute-daniel-b-klein-9780814747223","title":"What Do Economists Contribute?","description":"\u003cp\u003eEconomists direct their research mainly to the technical frontiers of the discipline. But the actual decisions of political economy are made, not by experts, but by ordinary public officials and voters--the \"Everyman.\" However, the task of educating the Everyman is neglected, sometimes even denigrated, by academic economists.\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Klein has here gathered essays of 9 great economists of this century--Friedrich Hayek, Ronald Coase, Thomas Schelling, Gordon Tullock, Israel Kirzner, Frank Graham, William Hutt, Clarence Philbrook, and D. McCloskey--addressing the existential issue for economists: \"How do we contribute to human betterment?\"\u003cbr\u003e The authors express their esteem for economic research firmly rooted in public issues and that contributes to public discourse. Some suggest that the academic focus on technical refinement not only diverts economists from efforts at public edification, but might even mislead economists in their own understanding of economic affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel B. Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814747221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814747223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.67w x 0.69d","brand":"Daniel B. Klein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202677195007,"sku":"9780814747223","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8e4dd84-6259-4926-8489-b47112cdf20d.jpg?v=1756833077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-do-economists-contribute-daniel-b-klein-9780814747223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}