<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Introduction (Bruno S. Frey and Christoph A. Schaltegger).- Christine Benesch recommends "Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion" by Joshua D. Angrist and Jörn-Steffen Pischke (Christine Bensch).- Matthias Benz recommends "The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India" by Tim Besley and Robin Burgess (Matthias Benz).- Aleksander Berentsen recommends "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" by Satoshi Nakamoto (Aleksander Berentsen).- Thomas Bernauer recommends "Tracking the Ecological Overshoot of the Human Economy" by Mathis Wackernagel et al. (Thomas Bernauer).- Peter Bernholz recommends "Redesigning Democracy: More Ideas for Better Rules" by Hans Gersbach (Peter Bernholz).- Norbert Berthold recommends "The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility" by Gregory Clark (Norbert Berthold).- Urs Birchler recommends "Why Every Economist Should Learn Some Auction Theory" by Paul Klemperer (Urs Bichler).- Luigino Bruni recommends "The Idea of Justice" by Amartya Sen (Luigino Bruni).- Monika Bütler recommends "The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence" by Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia S. Mitchell (Monika Bütler).- Peter Cauwels recommends "Critical Transitions in Nature and Society" by Marten Scheffer (Peter Cauwels).- Sir Paul Collier recommends "Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being" by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Sir Paul Collier).- Reto Cueni recommends "Too much Finance?" by Jean Louis Arcand, Enrico Berkes and Ugo Panizza (Reto Cueni).- Jakob de Haan recommends "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty" by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson (Jakob de Haan).- Reiner Eichenberger recommends "Self-Interest through Delegation: An Additional Rationale for the Principal-Agent Relationship" by John Hamman, George Loewenstein and Roberto Weber (Reiner Eichenberger).- Lars P. Feld recommends "Happiness, Economy and Institutions" by Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer (Lars P. Feld).- Reto Foellmi recommends "Firms in International Trade" by Andrew B. Bernard et al. (Reto Foellmi).- Nicolai J. Foss recommends "Economics and Identity" by George A. Akerlof and Rachel E. Kranton (Nicolai J. Foss).- Bruno S. Frey recommends "Mindful Economics: The Production, Consumption, and Value of Beliefs" by Roland Bénabou and Jean Tirole (Bruno S. Frey).- Jetta Frost recommends "Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms" by Elinor Ostrom (Jetta Frost).- Clemens Fuest recommends "Yes, Economics Is a Science" by Raj Chetty (Clemens Fuest).- Allan Guggenbühl recommends "Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human" by Jonathan Gottschall (Allan Guggenbühl).- Jochen Hartwig recommends "In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All" by OECD (Jochen Hartwig).- Jürg Helbling recommends "Capital in the 20th Century" by Thomas Piketty (Jürg Helbling).- Sir David F. Hendry recommends "An Analysis of the Indicator Saturation Estimator as a Robust Regression Estimator" by Søren Johansen and Bent Nielsen (Sir David F. Hendry).- Gerard Hertig recommends "Legal Origins" by Edward L. Glaeser and Andrei Shleifer (Gerard Hertig).- Bruno Heyndels recommends "Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden" by Timothy Besley et al. (Bruno Heyndels).- David Iselin recommends "The Superiority of Economists" by Marion Fourcade, Etienne Ollion and Yann Algan (David Iselin).- Beat Kappeler recommends "Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint: Crushed by Credit and Deceived by Debt - How to Revive the Global Economy" by Tony Crescenzi (Beat Kappeler).- John Kay recommends "The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter" by Joseph Henrich (John Kay).-<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Economics is a science that can contribute substantial powerful and fresh insights! This book collects essays by leading academics that evaluate the scholarly importance of contemporary economic ideas and concepts, thus providing valuable knowledge about the present state of economics and its progress. <p>This compilation of short essays helps readers interested in economics to identify 21st century economic ideas that should be read and remembered. The authors state their personal opinion on what matters most in contemporary economics and reveal its fascinating and creative sides.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Bruno S. Frey</b> is a Permanent Visiting Professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and Research Director at CREMA - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland. Before that he was a Professor at the Universities of Konstanz, Zurich, Chicago, Warwick and Friedrichshafen. He has been awarded five Honorary Doctorates in five countries. Frey has published 23 books and more than 600 articles in scholarly journals.</p> <p><b>Christoph A. Schaltegger</b> has been a Professor of Political Economics at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, since 2010 and dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management since 2016. He also teaches public finance at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he serves as a director of the Institute of Public Finance and Fiscal Law (IFF). In spring 2009 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.</p><p></p>
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