{"product_id":"econopower-9781119091868","title":"EconoPower","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconoPower\u003c\/i\u003e will provide you with a firm understanding of the influence of modern economics and how it can be used to improve the world we live in. It offers practical advice on numerous personal financial mattersearning, saving, investing, and retiringbased on the breakthrough contributions of behavioral economists. And it looks at how economists are working successfully on issues such as public education, crime, and global warming. \u003ci\u003eEconoPower\u003c\/i\u003e also examines how a new economic philosophy may dominate the new millennium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Golden Age of Discovery 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Personal Finance: Earning, Saving, Investing, and Retiring 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Economist Discovers a Painless Way to Triple Your Savings Rate: The $90 Billion Opportunity 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Modern Portfolio Theory: Can You Beat the Market? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Yes, You Can Beat the Market . . . with Less Risk 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: High-Return Investing: Lessons from Yale's Endowment Fund 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: How Chile Created a Worker-Capitalist Revolution 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Call for Social Security Reform 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: $4,000 a Month from Social Security? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: How the Private Sector Solved Its Own Pension Crisis 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Four Sources of Happiness: Is Money One of Them? 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Economists Enter the Corporate Boardroom 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Improving the Bottom Line with EVA 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: How Ludwig von Mises Helped Create the World’s Largest Private Company 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Solving Domestic Problems 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Look, Ma’am, No Traffi c Jams! 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Patient Power: The New Consumer-Driven Medical Plan 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Back to Basics: Competition Enters the Classroom 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Chicago Gun Show 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Economists Catch Auction Fever 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: If You Built It Privately . . . They Will Come: The Economics of Sports Stadiums 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Who Is Henry Spearman? Economics of the Mystery Novel 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Solving International Problems 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Eco-nomics Debate: Angry Planet or Beautiful World? 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: The Population Bomb: Economists Enter the Malthusian Debate 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: A Private-Sector Solution to Extreme Poverty 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Poverty and Wealth: India versus Hong Kong 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: How Real Is the Asian Economic Miracle? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Whatever Happened to the Egyptians? 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: The Irish Economic Miracle: Can We Grow Faster? 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26: The Marginal Tax Revolution: The Laffer Curve Goes Global 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27: The Debate over Economic Inequality: The Rich Get Richer, and the Poor Get . . . 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28: One Graph Says It All: The Development of the Economic Freedom Index 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29: Amazing Graph: Economists Enter Sacred Ground 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30: Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men: The Case for Religious Competition 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Predicting the Future 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31: New Yale Forecasting Model: Has the Irving Fisher Curse Been Lifted? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32: Forecasting Elections: Economists Do It Better! 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33: What Drives the Economy and Stocks: Consumer Spending or Business Investment? 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 34: The Midas Metal: A Golden Comeback 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 35: Is Another Great Depression Possible? 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 36: Today’s Most Influential Economist? 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 37: Economics for the 21st Century 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406983962967,"sku":"9781119091868","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119091868.jpg?v=1730497785","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/econopower-9781119091868","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}