Economics in the Present Tense: Dysfunctions of the Welfare State - Softcover

Gibbons, Joel Clarke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0533157404 ISBN 13: 9780533157402

Publisher: Vantage Press, 2008

Synopsis

Years of work in the financial industry as a trader and strategist have endowed Joel Clarke Gibbons with acute powers of perception and provided the groundwork for Economics in the Present Tense. This lucid, edifying, and opinionated volume goes beyond the hype and superficial news to show readers America's economy as it exists today. Deftly tackling such topics as immigration, productivity, and the ever-present risk of inflation hanging over our financial markets, Economics in the Present Tense is an accessible and illuminating read that supplies much food for thought.

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About the Author

Joel Clarke Gibbons earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Northwestern University, and both an M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. He writes and lectures extensively in economics and finance, and his research in those fields has been published in leading journals. He is also the author of Rethinking the Headlines and lives in western Michigan with his wife.

Review

In Economics in the Present Tense, Joel Clarke Gibbons brings together a keen intellect and practical financial experience to bring unique insights into how the economy and business work. Free of jargon, readers will find that this book is thought-provoking and causes them to look beyond the sound-bites to the reality of the contemporary American economy, its problems, and formidable strengths. --Dr. Samuel Gregg, Director of Research, The Acton Institute

About this edition

• Publisher: Vantage Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0533157404
• ISBN 13: 9780533157402
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272