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Better Living Through Economics
John J. Siegfried
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Description for Better Living Through Economics
Paperback. Includes twelve case studies that demonstrate how economic research has improved economic and social conditions over the years by influencing public policy decisions. This title also includes the reduction of trade impediments that allows countries to better exploit their natural advantages. Editor(s): Siegfried, John J. Num Pages: 324 pages, 18 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Better Living Through Economics consists of twelve case studies that demonstrate how economic research has improved economic and social conditions over the past half century by influencing public policy decisions. Economists were obviously instrumental in revising the consumer price index and in devising auctions for allocating spectrum rights to cell phone providers in the 1990s. But perhaps more surprisingly, economists built the foundation for eliminating the military draft in favor of an all-volunteer army in 1973, for passing the Earned Income Tax Credit in 1975, for deregulating airlines in 1978, for adopting the welfare-to-work reforms during ... Read more
Better Living Through Economics consists of twelve case studies that demonstrate how economic research has improved economic and social conditions over the past half century by influencing public policy decisions. Economists were obviously instrumental in revising the consumer price index and in devising auctions for allocating spectrum rights to cell phone providers in the 1990s. But perhaps more surprisingly, economists built the foundation for eliminating the military draft in favor of an all-volunteer army in 1973, for passing the Earned Income Tax Credit in 1975, for deregulating airlines in 1978, for adopting the welfare-to-work reforms during ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674064126
SKU
V9780674064126
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About John J. Siegfried
John J. Siegfried is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Vanderbilt University, and Secretary-Treasurer of the American Economic Association.
Reviews for Better Living Through Economics
The contributions are uniformly excellent and written by top economists.
Tyler Cowen marginalrevolution.com 20091122 In this series of articles, contributors discuss how economics has come to change the world in ways that other disciplines could only dream of. Through a series of examples including trade liberalization, emissions trading, antitrust regulation, and things as complicated as deferred-acceptance algorithms, they show ... Read more
Tyler Cowen marginalrevolution.com 20091122 In this series of articles, contributors discuss how economics has come to change the world in ways that other disciplines could only dream of. Through a series of examples including trade liberalization, emissions trading, antitrust regulation, and things as complicated as deferred-acceptance algorithms, they show ... Read more