Can I read The Soulful Science : What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters on EtoBox?

The Soulful Science : What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters by Coyle, Diane is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Soulful Science : What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters about?

To many, Thomas Carlyle's put-down of economics as "the dismal science" is as fitting now as it was 150 years ago. But Diane Coyle argues that economics today is more soulful than dismal, a more practical and human science than ever before. Building on the popularity of books such as Freakonomics that have applied economic thinking to the paradoxes of everyday life, The Soulful Science describes the remarkable creative renaissance in how economics is addressing the most fundamental questions--and how it is starting to help solve problems such as poverty and global warming. A lively and entertaining tour of the most exciting new economic thinking about big-picture problems, The Soulful Science uncovers the hidden humanization of economics over the past two decades. Coyle shows how better data, increased computing power, and techniques such as game theory have transformed economic theory and practice in recent years, enabling economists to make huge strides in understanding real human behavior. Using insights from psychology, evolution, and complexity, economists are revolutionizing efforts to solve the world's most serious problems by giving policymakers a new and vastly more accura

Author

Coyle, Diane

Publisher

Princeton University Press; Princeton University Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691136233

Subjects

Economics, History, Sociology

Rating

3.29 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14