Good Economics for Hard Times

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo tackle the most pressing issues of our timeimmigration, trade, climate change, and inequalityusing the best available economic research. They argue that we have the tools to solve these problems if we move past ideological biases and focus on evidence. This book is a practical, optimistic, and highly readable guide to modern economic policy. It is essential for anyone who wants to understand how to apply economic thinking to the biggest challenges facing the world today.

It is a perfect follow-up to their previous work, focusing on global policy.