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Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You about Economics

Autor John Tamny
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 apr 2015
“John Tamny is a one-man antidote to economic obfuscation and mystification.” —George Will, Nationally Syndicated Columnist

“In spirit, Tamny does for economics what the Gutenberg printing press did for the Bible, making a previously inaccessible subject open to all. Equally important, he does to economists what Toto did to the Wizard of Oz: pulling aside the curtain to expose the fraud that has become modern economics.”  —Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media                                                      
 

“Ignore John Tamny’s easy to read Popular Economics at your own moral peril. It’s as close to spiritual as you get in this realm—a better tutorial than any econ text.” - Ken Fisher, Founder & CEO, Fisher Investments 

 
“John’s book is many things. It’s a great way to learn economics, it’s a very strong case for economic   liberty, and it is an epic myth-buster. I will be giving it out to friends, of all viewpoints, for a long, long time.” - Cliff Asness, Managing Principal, AQR Capital 

ECONOMICS 101


In Popular Economics:  What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You About Economics (Regnery Publishing; April 13, 2015; $27.99) Tamny translates the so-called difficult and intimidating subject of economics into plain language, revealing that there is nothing mysterious about finance, commerce, and budgets. In fact, we are all microeconomists in our daily lives. 

“Economics is easy, and its lessons are all around us,” says Tamny. “But Americans have allowed the so-called ‘experts’ to convince them they can’t understand, much less grow the economy. Happily, economic growth is simple, too. If you can understand the four basic elements of economic growth—taxes, regulation, trade, and money— prosperity will explode.”

Much like Freakonomics, Tamny uses pop culture and engaging stories to illustrate how understanding our economy is common sense—just look no further than the movies we enjoy, the sports we watch, and what we do every day.

In Popular Economics, you’ll discover:
 
  • How Paris Hilton and the Dallas Cowboys help illustrate good and bad tax policy
  • How Facebook and Monday Night Football demonstrate the debilitating effect of antitrust regulation
  • How the simple act of cooking chicken wings reveals why the “floating dollar” is a recipe for disaster
  • Why Downton Abbey and ESPN are evidence that the U.S. should bulldoze its tax code

 
 
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781621573371
ISBN-10: 1621573370
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Regnery Publishing Inc
Colecția Regnery Publishing

Notă biografică

John Tamnyis the editor ofRealClearMarketsand the Political Economy editor atForbes, where he also has a weekly column. He is a senior director with the Cato Institute and a senior economic advisor to Toreador Research & Trading.

Mr. Tamny frequently writes about tax, trade, and monetary policy issues for a variety of publications, including theWall Street Journal,Investor’s Business Daily,Financial Times,National Review, andLondon’s Daily Telegraph. He also recently wroteThe End of Work.

As a regular panelist on Fox News’Forbes on Fox, he has appeared as a financial expert on numerous television shows, includingYour World with Neil Cavuto, and CNBC’sKudlow Report.

Mr. Tamny lives with his wife, Kendall, in Washington, D.C.