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The man who gives geeks a good name 27 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
The Independent on Sunday had a big interview with me, penned by Susie Mesure. Here’s a short extract (quote from me): “People today don’t become economists to make the world a better place. Maybe th...
The Independent reviews “The Undercover Economist Strikes Back” 26 Aug 2013 | 03:37 pm
Here’s Hamish McRae: Our chief economic storyteller turns his talents to the big picture of recession – and recovery Tim Harford is trying to do for macro-economics what he – and a handful of others...
The Sunday Times Reviews The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 25 Aug 2013 | 01:28 pm
Dominic Lawson’s review from Sunday 18 August; he’s not so sure about the dialogue format of the book, but: …it’s amazing what you can get used to; especially when the author is as clear-thinking and...
A lesson from the other ‘sage’ of investing 24 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
John Maynard Keynes invented macroeconomics but chose not to anticipate macroeconomic trends as an investment innovator In his famous letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 1988, Warren Buffett...
How the rich are making sure they stay on top 19 Aug 2013 | 06:01 pm
When the world’s richest countries were booming, few people worried overmuch that the top 1 per cent were enjoying an ever-growing share of that prosperity. In the wake of a depression in the US, a fi...
Pay-what-you-want pricing: playing tag with price tags 17 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
As a business strategy, ‘pay what you want’ translates as slim pickings. As a topic in psychology, it remains deliciously rich It wasn’t so long ago that “pay what you want” was being touted as the h...
I’m speaking at the London School of Economics… 15 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm
On 1 October at 7pm. Do please come along if you can. If you can’t, here’s a list of other places where I’m speaking.
The Times reviews The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 14 Aug 2013 | 03:27 pm
From Monday 12 August, by Sam Fleming, Economics Editor: Harford, a Financial Times columnist and presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less, is best known for his work on microeconomics, homing in on every...
Why diversity pays 10 Aug 2013 | 12:16 pm
Groups that carve out space for different perspectives tend to make more sensible decisions “My study shows that the companies with ‘family friendly’ policies have higher profits,” says a researcher ...
Energy Efficiency Gives Us Money to Burn 3 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
William Stanley Jevons was born in Liverpool in 1835. When his father’s business ran into trouble, he left his studies at University College London and went to work for five years in Sydney, assaying ...
