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If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leighs clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work. Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University

In the spirit of Sapiens, a sweeping, engrossing history of how economic ideas and forces have shaped the world.

Why didnt Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? Why did inequality in many advanced countries fall during the 1950s and 1960s? Why is there more competition among corner cafes than among social media companies? How did robber barons inspire the game Monopoly?

In An Economists History of the World, acclaimed Harvard professor and economist Andrew Leigh presents a dramatically new understanding of human history. Spanning ancient times to the current day, he reveals the hidden economic factors that have shaped every aspect of our world, from determining the outcomes of wars to the endurance of social transformations. Moving chronologically from the emergence of agriculture to the war in Ukraine, Leigh weaves a fascinating narrative punctuated by expert insights into major moments in human historywhy the invention of the plough led to gender inequality, how certain diseases determined the patterns of colonialism, why skyscrapers emerged first in American cities, and much more.

Entertaining, illuminating, and eminently readable, An Economists History of the World is the story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have shaped our world.

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A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the worldall in under 200 pages

InHow Economics Explains the World, Harvard-trained economist Andrew Leigh presents a new way to understand the human story. From the dawn of agriculture to AI, here is story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have, to an astonishing degree, determined our past, present, and future.

This small book indeed tells a big story. It is the story of capitalism of how our market system developed. It is the story of the discipline of economics, and some of the key figures who formed it. And it is the story of how economic forces have shaped world history. Why didnt Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? What happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s? Why did the Allies win World War II? Why did inequality in many advanced countries fall during the 1950s and 1960s? How did property rights drive Chinas growth surge in the 1980s? How does climate change threaten our future prosperity? Youll find answers to these questions and more in How Economics Explains the World.

Can a short book survey the full history of something so vast and remain readable? To find out, read How Economics Explains the World, by Andrew Leigh. In simple, clear languageand less than 200 pagesit does exactly what its title promises. Leigh canters through the history of human progress, pausing briefly to explain the economic forces and ideas that drove it forward. Along the way, readers meet the big economic thinkers who sought to explain these forces. Both finance aficionados and mere novices will read, savour and return to this book. The Economist, The Best New Books to Read about Finance

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A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the worldall in under 200 pages

One of The Economists Best Books of the Year

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How Economics Explains the World

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