Tyler Cowen, Author . Dutton $25.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-525-95025-7
Perhaps mindful that the procession of Freakonomics
-inspired pop-economics books is becoming a blur, blogger Cowen aims to not “hit the reader over the head with economic principles.” Indeed, in his chatty disquisitions, economics often
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Tyler Cowen, Author . Dutton $25.95 (259p) ISBN 978-0-525-95123-0
In this provocative study of behavioral economics, Cowen (Discover Your Inner Economist
) reveals that autistic tendencies toward classification, categorization and specialization can be used as a vehicle for understanding how people use information.
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Tyler Cowen, Author Harvard University Press $24 (320p) ISBN 978-0-674-00155-8
Primarily a look at the economic implications of our fame-driven culture, this compelling book, which reads like a long essay, also offers a philosophical meditation on the social and moral impact of fame on our public and private lives. Drawing on...
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Tyler Cowen, Author Princeton University Press $27.95 (196p) ISBN 978-0-691-12042-3
Arts funding policy has dropped off the national public affairs radar in recent years, and much of the remaining debate continues to take the form of knee-jerk pro and con positions. Economist Cowen (In Praise of Commerical Culture) dismisses such...
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Tyler Cowen. Dutton, $26.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-525-95266-4
Enlightened consumerism, not ideology, is the surest path to tasty and responsible dining, argues this yummy gastronomic treatise. Economist and restaurant critic Cowen (The Great Stagnation) takes readers along as he eats, shops, and cooks in a...
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Tyler Cowen. Dutton, $26.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-525-95373-9
Economist Cowen’s muddled follow-up to The Great Stagnation, is mired in the incantation that human intuition must be sublimated to computer algorithms if we are to overcome America’s dearth of innovation—which the author blames for our shrinking...
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Tyler Cowen. St. Martin’s, $28.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-250-10869-2
In recent decades, the U.S. has been overtaken by complacency, declares economics professor Cowen (The Great Stagnation). He categorizes complacent Americans into three classes: the privileged, “those who dig in,” and “those who are stuck”; all...
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Tyler Cowen. St. Martin’s, $28.99 ISBN 978-1-2501-1054-1
Cowen (The Great Stagnation), an economics professor at George Mason University, counters complaints of fraudulent corporate behavior, excessive CEO pay, invasions of privacy, oppressive work culture, and corporate influence on government in this...
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Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross. St. Martin’s, $28.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-250-27581-3
Spotting talent is a talent itself, according to this thoughtful guide from economist Cowen (The Complacent Class) and entrepreneur Gross. Most businesses miss out on excellent would-be hires because of their “bureaucratic approach” to searching. To
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