by Charles Wheelan
“I recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain
an understanding of basic
economics with little pain and much pleasure.”
—Gary Becker, 1992 Nobel Prize winner in Economics
“I devoured
Naked Economics whole, start to finish. Finally an economist was
speaking my language! Finally I could grasp not only the meanings of all those
acronyms
I only pretended to understand, but how the institutions and concepts
for which they stand might—and do—impact my life. Bravo, Charles Wheelan,
for doing the impossible: making the
study of economics fascinating,
comprehensible, and laugh-out-loud funny.”
—Deborah Copaken Kogan, author of
Shutterbabe: Adventures in Love and
War
“From simple supply and demand to the much more frightening subject of
monetary policy, this book manages to explain our global economy in a way that
is (gasp!) actually entertaining.”
—
Book Magazine
“Translates the arcane and often inscrutable jargon of the professional economist
into language accessible to the inquiring but frustrated layman…. Clear, concise,
informative, [and] witty.”
—
Chicago Tribune
“In just a few easy lessons,…Wheelan can teach
the most innocent reader to
think like an economist.”
—
Kirkus Reviews
“Makes economics accessible, comprehensible and appealing….
Wheelan’s simplicity does not mask the detailed encapsulation of
complicated issues,
such as relative wealth, globalization and the
importance of human capital. He smartly shows that while economic
consequences
can be global, they are also a part of everyday life.”
—
Publishers Weekly
