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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 330.0922 EAN 9781405159173 ISBN 1405159170 Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 456 Publication Date October 26, 2006 Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. Inside the Economist's Mind is a very rare thing--an economic page-turner. The personalities behind the frontiers of economic research make for compelling reading. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick 'A wonderful collection of personal and professional insights by Economics' leading intellectuals. Each one is worth reading.' Professor Mark Watson, Princeton University 'In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous storytellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think.' Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School 'The interviews in this volume are unique intellectual documents in the history of economic thought, economic policy, and biography. Scholars will value them as primary sources. Readers with only a passing interest in economics will be delighted by their entertaining insights into the minds and lives of these great thinkers. This is one of the most valuable projects in academic economic publishing for a long time, and we should all be grateful to the journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics, for collecting these archival treasures over a number of years.' Professor Douglas Gale, New York University 'Economics has made swift progress in the past few decades and its role in policy-making has radically increased. The interviews of many of the most prominent researchers and policy-makers offer a unique insider view of these developments. This book is fascinating reading to anyone interested in contemporary economics and its role in modern societies.' Seppo Honkapohja, University of Cambridge 'Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore after reading these interviews. This is science with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories that you will find nowhere else.' Dr. Jean-Pascal Bénassy, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques (PSE) and Centre pour la Recherche Economique et ses Applications 'This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personal and professional lives of leading economists, and the circumstances that facilitated their creative breathroughs. It is like A Beautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number of interviews in the book].' Professor Lee Ohanian, UCLA 'Histories of economic analysis abound, but if you want an insider view of how economics has been developing in the last decades, this is the (only) book for you.' Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome 'Here we see the human side of path-breaking research, the personalities and pitfalls, the drama behind the science.' Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania 'These 25-page conversations quickly hone in on what makes these leading economists from the academic world and public policy corridors tick, and how they--and the profession itself--evolved in research and thinking.' CHOICE Inside the Economist's Mind is a very rare thing--an economic page-turner. The personalities behind the frontiers of economic research make for compelling reading. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick 'A wonderful collection of personal and professional insights by Economics' leading intellectuals. Each one is worth reading.' Professor Mark Watson, Princeton University 'In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous storytellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think.' Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School 'The interviews in this volume are unique intellectual documents in the history of economic thought, economic policy, and biography. Scholars will value them as primary sources. Readers with only a passing interest in economics will be delighted by their entertaining insights into the minds and lives of these great thinkers. This is one of the most valuable projects in academic economic publishing for a long time, and we should all be grateful to the journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics, for collecting these archival treasures over a number of years.' Professor Douglas Gale, New York University 'Economics has made swift progress in the past few decades and its role in policy-making has radically increased. The interviews of many of the most prominent researchers and policy-makers offer a unique insider view of these developments. This book is fascinating reading to anyone interested in contemporary economics and its role in modern societies.' Seppo Honkapohja, University of Cambridge 'Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore after reading these interviews. This is science with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories that you will find nowhere else.' Dr. Jean-Pascal Benassy, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques (PSE) and Centre pour la Recherche Economique et ses Applications 'This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personal and professional lives of leading economists, and the circumstances that facilitated their creative breathroughs. It is like A Beautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number of interviews in the book].' Professor Lee Ohanian, UCLA 'Histories of economic analysis abound, but if you want an insider view of how economics has been developing in the last decades, this is the (only) book for you.' Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome 'Here we see the human side of path-breaking research, the personalities and pitfalls, the drama behind the science.' Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania 'These 25-page conversations quickly hone in on what makes these leading economists from the academic world and public policy corridors tick, and how they--and the profession itself--evolved in research and thinking.' CHOICE By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. Acclaim for Inside the Economistrsquo;s Mind In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous story tellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think. Professor Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School, and Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics. Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore ... This is science with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories that you will find nowhere else. Dr. Jean-Pascal Beacute;nassy, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Eacute;conomiques, Paris, France This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personal and professional lives of leading economists ... It is like A Beautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number of interviews in the book]. Professor Lee Ohanian, University of California at Los Angeles ... if you want an insider view of how economics has been developing in the last decades, this is the (only) book for you. Professor Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome lsquo;La Sapienza,rsquo; Rome Here we see the HUMAN side of path-breaking research, the personalities and pitfalls, the DRAMA behind the science. Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectual dimensions of how economists work and think, this collection of interviews with top economists of the twentieth century becomes a startling and lively introduction to the modern world of macroeconomics. Acclaim for Inside the Economist’s Mind 'In candid interviews, these great economists prove to be fabulous story tellers of their lives and times. Unendingly gripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialists understand how economists think.' Professor Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School, and Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics. 'Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will be impossible for anybody to hold that view anymore.... This is science with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories that you will find nowhere else.' Dr. Jean-Pascal Bénassy, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Économiques, Paris, France 'This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personal and professional lives of leading economists.... It is like A Beautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number of interviews in the book].' Professor Lee Ohanian, University of California at Los Angeles '... if you want an insider view of how economics has been developing in the last decades, this is the (only) book for you.' Professor Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza,’ Rome 'Here we see the HUMAN side of path-breaking research, the personalities and pitfalls, the DRAMA behind the science.' Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Paul A. Samuelson is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1970 he became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. His landmark 1947 book, Foundations of Economic Analysis, based upon his Ph.D. dissertation at Harvard University, established him as “the economists’ economist” by raising the standards of the entire profession. Paul Samuelson's classic textbook, Economics, first published in 1948, is among the most successful textbooks ever published in the field. William A. Barnett is Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Kansas. He is Editor of the monograph series International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics, and Editor of the journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics. He has published 17 books and over 130 articles in professional journals. Customers who bought this item also bought Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Customer Reviews for: Inside the Economist's Mind: Conversations with Eminent Economists Rating - What's Inside An Economist's Mind? This book can make you fall in love with economics all over again. A collection of interviews with sixteen eminent economists, it presents the attractive face of the field--one rediscovers an economics concerned with improving the human condition by putting to good use tools borrowed from disciplines as diverse as mathematics and psychology. The book is a labor of love for William Barnett, the editor of the journal Macroeconomic Dynamics ... Read More Rating - Overpraised, but good "Inside the economist's mind" is not a title that will attract readers without some background in economics, nor should it. This collection of interviews is by economists and for economists: there is a fair amount of economic jargon used that will make the book hard to read for laypeople. Having said that, most of the interviews are entertaining for economists. Getting an author's personal view on well-known ideas makes those ideas come alive, ... Read More Rating - Excellent for (future) graduate students! The editors should be commended on their choice of interviewees! A better, but still "mainstream", selection of major economists of the last half century could hardly be put together. While the selection is hopelessly skewed towards macroeconomics, it seems fitting, given the M.D. connection. Several interviews (e.g. Modigliani, Sargent) could be very interesting to graduate economics beginners, who'd like to put the contemporary tools and theories ... Read More Rating - Essential Reading for Economists This is a collection of interviews commissioned for a journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics. The idea is to gauge the position of the profession by asking the people who invented large swathes of the theory their motivations for doings what they did, when they did it, and how they did it. Readers find eccentric and irascible characters behind some of the major innovations in economic science. I loved this book, and read it cover to cover in a day. The book ... Read More see more reviews See More Wiley-Blackwell products

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