Economics in America
by Angus Deaton
A Nobel laureate immigrant on American economics and its blind spots: healthcare, inequality, poverty measurement, the profession itself. Candid essays.
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you want an insider's critique of the economics profession.
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you want technical economics.
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Three things you will actually use
- Economists have blind spots.
- Healthcare is the American anomaly.
- Measure poverty honestly.
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Read the chapter on healthcare.
Our verdict
Deaton on America.
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