‘In Good Economics for Hard Times, Banerjee and Duflo, two of the
world’s great economists, parse through what economists have to say
about today’s most difficult challenges – immigration, job losses from
automation and trade, inequality, tribalism and prejudice, and climate
change. The writing is witty and irreverent, always informative but
never dull.Banerjee and Duflo are the teachers you always wished for but
never had, and this book is an essential guide for the great policy
debates of our times.’ Raghuram Rajan ‘A model of how economic reasoning
and evidence can shed light on real-world issues. The authors excel at
joining the dots from numerous theoretical and empirical studies. The
arguments flow like clear water. Written in an engaging style, the book
makes economics accessible to a wide audience.’ Jean Dreze, The Hindu
‘Lives up to its authors’ reputations, giving a masterly tour of the
current evidence on critical policy questions facing less-than-perfect
markets in both developed and developing countries, from migration to
trade to postindustrial blight.’ William Easterly, Wall Street Journal
‘Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo write beautifully and are in full
command of their subject.’ The Guardian ‘Banerjee and Duflo delve into
impressive areas of new research questioning conventional views about
issues ranging from trade to top income taxation and mobility, and offer
their own powerful vision of how we can grapple with them. A
must-read.’ Thomas Piketty ‘Their book is as stimulating as it gets.’
Robert Solow