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3.9 ⭐️, 850+ ratings (Goodreads)
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“When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to comment on issues of the day, no matter how distant from his own areas of research. His transformation from academic economist to public intellectual prompted him to reflect further on the role economists and their discipline play in society. The result is Economics for the Common Good, a passionate manifesto for a world in which economics, far from being a “dismal science,” is a positive force for the common good.”
“Economics for the Common Good offers an ambitious yet accessible summary of his ideas on the proper role of economists and the value of their ideas in informing government, business and social life. . . . Mr. Tirole has a patient, explanatory style. But when riled, he lashes out.”—Philip Delves Broughton, Wall Street Journal
“Jean Tirole is that rare exception, a Nobel laureate who believes he has a responsibility to talk clearly about the concerns of non-economists. Required reading for anybody who wants to understand today’s economy.”―Olivier Blanchard, former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
“I predict that Jean Tirole’s Economics for the Common Good will join Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century as the two most widely read and important books by economists yet to be published in this century. With Tirole’s terrific, wisdom-filled book, the world will be a better place.”―Glenn Loury, Brown University