From the Book - Fully revised and updated.
The power of markets : Who feeds Paris?
Incentives matter : Why you might be able to save face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros)
Government and the economy : Government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers)
Government and the economy II : the army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500
Economics of information : McDonald's didn't create a better hamburger
Productivity and human capital : Why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are?
Financial markets : What economics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!)
The power of organized interests : What economics can tell us about politics
Keeping score : Is my economy bigger than your economy?
The Federal Reserve : Why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper
International economics : How did a nice country like Iceland go bust?
Trade and globalization : The good news about Asian sweatshops
Development economics : The wealth and poverty of nations
Epilogue: Life in 2050 : eight questions