Naked economics : undressing the dismal science / Charles Wheelan ; prefacio de Burton G. Malkiel.

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1. The power of markets: who feds Paris? ; 2. Incentives matter: why you might be able to save your face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros) ; 3. Government and the economy: government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers) ; 4. Government and the economy II: the army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500 ; 5. Economics of information: McDonald´s didn´t create a better hamburger ; 6. Productivity and human capital: why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are? ; 7. Financial markets: what economics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!) ; 8. The power of organized interests: what economics can tell us about politics ; 9. Keeping score: is my economy bigger than your economy? ; 10. The Federal Reserve: why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper ; 11. International economics: how did a nice country like Iceland go bust? ; ; 12. Trade and globalization: the good news about Asian sweatshops ; 13. Development economics: the wealth and poverty of nations.

Esta es una nueva edición del libro de economía más vendido que no te hará dormir. En nuestro clima económico desafiante, este libro es uno de los favoritos de los estudiantes y lectores en general, incluye comentarios sobre temas candentes como la automatización, el comercio y la desigualdad de ingresos. Diez años después de la crisis financiera, Naked Economics examina cómo los formuladores de políticas manejaron la peor crisis económica desde la Gran Depresión.