NEW IDEAS FROM DEAD ECONOMISTS

4th Edition: This is the latest edition of the very successful introduction to great economic thinkers throughout history. It includes updates and commentary on the 2020 "great cessation," Trump and Obama economic policies, the dominance of Amazon, and many other timely topics.

Through the teaching of Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, and more, renowned economist Todd Buchholz shows how these age-old ideas still apply to our modern world. In this revised edition, Buchholz offers fascinating insights on key economic issues that remain extraordinarily relevant in 2021: climate change, free trade debates, the refugee crisis, growth and conflict in Russia and China, game theory, and behavioral economics. NEW IDEAS FROM DEAD ECONOMISTS is a fascinating guide to understanding both the evolution of economic theory and our complex contemporary economy.

Over 25% of the book has been updated, with new topics and contemporary insight on the policies of the last 15 years, the last two US presidents (Obama and Trump), and a range of contemporary issues, from the climate crisis to the two most recent recessions to the biggest players in the contemporary economy.

Todd G. Buchholz is an internationally acclaimed economist and author. He has served as director of economic policy at the White House and managing director of the legendary Tiger investment fund. He has taught economics at Harvard University, where he was awarded the Allyn Young Teaching Prize by the Department of Economics; served as a Fellow at Cambridge University; and holds advanced degrees in economics and law from Cambridge and Harvard Universities. He is the inventor of the Math Arrow matrix, and his writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Forbes, among other publications. He is also the author of New Ideas from Dead CEOs, From Here to Economy, Rush: Why We Thrive in the Rat Race, and The Price of Prosperity.