Economics in One Virus - by Ryan A Bourne (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Economics in One Virus provides an introduction to timeless economic insights using the case study of COVID-19.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A truly excellent book that explains where our pandemic response went wrong, and how we can understand those failings using the tools of economics. --Tyler Cowen, coauthor of the blog Marginal RevolutionHave you ever stopped to wonder why hand sanitizer was missing from your pharmacy for months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit? Why some employers and employees were arguing over workers being re-hired during the first COVID-19 lockdown? Why passenger airlines were able to get their own ring-fenced bailout from Congress?Economics in One Virus answers all these pandemic-related questions and many more, drawing on the dramatic events of 2020 to bring to life some of the most important principles of economic thought. Packed with supporting data and the best new academic evidence, this book offers a crash-course in economics analysis through the applied case-study of the COVID-19 pandemic, to help explain everything from why the U.S. was underprepared for the pandemic to how economists go about valuing the lives saved from lockdowns.After completing this highly readable, fast-paced, and provocative virus-themed economic tour, readers will be able to make much better sense of the events that they've lived through. Perhaps more importantly, the insights on everything from the role of the price mechanism to trade and specialization will grant even those wholly new to economics the skills to think like an economist in their own lives and when evaluating the choices of their political leaders.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Economics in One Virus' is a smart, wide-ranging, and admirably clear introduction to the power of economics in the context of the defining crisis of our age. The pandemic has taught us very painful lessons, but this lesson is a pleasure.--Tim Harford, author of The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics<br><br>"'Economics in One Virus' may be the most thoughtful volume published on COVID-19 policy to date. It recognizes the tradeoffs inherent in the incredibly difficult choices that governments and people have had to make, moving beyond cliches such as 'the economy vs. health' to consider the overall impacts of these decisions on human well‐being. It is rigorous and crisply written without being dogmatic or overly prescriptive."--Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight and a special correspondent for ABC News<br><br>"It is said that the prospect of a hanging concentrates the intellect. Ryan Bourne shows that the reality of a pandemic concentrates it on economics. In his graceful, humane, and page-turning book he teaches us about scarcity and opportunity cost and all the rest of the clanging apparatus of policy science. It should be read by every alert citizen--in the lockdown she has plenty of time to read."--Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago<br><br>"Just as the pandemic stripped away the frosting of habit and brought us down to essentials, 'Economics in One Virus' lays bare the complex web of economic calculations that undergirds not just our response to the pandemic, but the whole of our everyday lives. With wit and penetrating insight, Mr. Bourne offers a guided tour of the past year that will offer the reader plenty of lessons for years to come.--Megan McArdle, columnist, Washington Post<br><br>A clear, compelling, and well-written book. Economics makes the dramatic COVID-19 year fall into place, and the vividness of COVID-19 makes economics seem easy and natural. Eye-opening insights on every page.--John Cochrane, Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution<br><br>A truly excellent book that explains where our pandemic response went wrong, and how we can understand those failings using the tools of economics.--Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and coauthor of the blog Marginal Revolution<br><br>All of us would benefit from ways to more productively think about the ongoing pandemic. A stronger grasp of economic fundamentals has been shown to be enormously valuable and self-satisfying, in that you feel better having a more informed understanding of what is driving events. Achieve both outcomes by reading Ryan Bourne's engaging Economics in One Virus.--John Merrifield, author of A Fiscal Cliff: New Perspectives on the U.S. Federal Debt Crisis<br><br>Excellent book.--Martin Wolf "Financial Times, June 22, 2021"<br><br>In this lucid and well-organized work, Ryan Bourne sets out how the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the continued relevance and importance of economic principles and insights, providing forceful illustrations of economic reality. Understanding basic economics is vital for understanding what is happening, how to decide what to do, and how to do better in future. This book is especially useful for students and teachers of economics, but should be read by anyone wanting to understand how the discipline helps us to make sense of the world.--Stephen Davies, Head of Education, Institute of Economic Affairs<br><br>Readers interested in acquiring a basic knowledge of economics, as well as more experienced students who wish to study the economics of the pandemic will find this book very valuable.-- "Library Journal, March 2021"<br><br>Ryan Bourne's Economics in One Virus draws on different aspects of the response to and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic to teach a wide range of lessons about the economy and about economics. While this lively and entertaining book was written during the early stages of the pandemic, it foreshadows many of the challenges and mistakes that plagues us until this day. It explains why regulators have been a tremendous obstacle to widespread, cheap, rapid testing for the virus. It highlights why the embrace by some policymakers of a push toward reshoring of supply chains is, generally speaking, unwise. And it makes clear that "reopening" is not just a matter of public announcements or even policy decisions by politicians. Buy it now and absorb its wisdom!--Stan Veuger, senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute<br><br>The economist's toolbox--tradeoffs, expected value, moral hazard, risk and insurance, costs and benefits--was enormously useful in creating not just 'economic' policy, but pandemic policy. Ryan Bourne's 'Economics in One Virus' provides an excellent and much needed guide.--Alex Tabarrok, Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at George Mason University and Marginal Revolution blog<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ryan Bourne occupies the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at the Cato Institute and is a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and ConservativeHome. He has written on a number of economic issues, including fiscal policy, inequality, price and wage controls, and infrastructure spending, and has contributed to numerous books, including: Flaws and Ceilings: Price Controls and the Damage they Cause; Taxation, Spending, and Economic Growth; and A Fiscal Cliff: New Perspectives on the U.S. Federal Debt Crisis. He is coauthor, along with Kwasi Kwarteng and Jonathan Dupont, of A Time for Choosing: Free Enterprise in Twenty-First Century Britain. Before joining Cato, Bourne was Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs and Head of Economic Research at the Centre for Policy Studies (both in the UK). He has extensive broadcast and print media experience, and has appeared on BBC News, CNN, Sky News, CNBC, and Fox Business Network. Bourne holds a BA and an MPhil in economics from the University of Cambridge.
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