Good Economics for Hard Times
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Good Economics for Hard Times is a popular economics book by Nobel laureates Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo that examines contemporary social and economic challenges through rigorous empirical research and accessible analysis.
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| Good Economics for Hard Times canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Good Economics for Hard Times Context triple: [Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, notableWork, Good Economics for Hard Times]
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Economics for the Common Good
Economics for the Common Good is a book by Nobel laureate Jean Tirole that explains how modern economic thinking can be used to address major social challenges and improve public policy.
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B.
On Economic Inequality
On Economic Inequality is a seminal work by Amartya Sen that analyzes the nature, measurement, and moral implications of economic inequality within and across societies.
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C.
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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D.
Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
"Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance" is a book that analyzes the causes and dynamics of financial crises and proposes reforms to make the global economic system more resilient.
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E.
The Crisis of Global Capitalism
The Crisis of Global Capitalism is a book by financier and philanthropist George Soros in which he critiques the flaws of laissez-faire capitalism and global financial markets and proposes reforms to make them more stable and equitable.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Good Economics for Hard Times Target entity description: Good Economics for Hard Times is a popular economics book by Nobel laureates Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo that examines contemporary social and economic challenges through rigorous empirical research and accessible analysis.
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A.
Economics for the Common Good
Economics for the Common Good is a book by Nobel laureate Jean Tirole that explains how modern economic thinking can be used to address major social challenges and improve public policy.
-
B.
On Economic Inequality
On Economic Inequality is a seminal work by Amartya Sen that analyzes the nature, measurement, and moral implications of economic inequality within and across societies.
-
C.
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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D.
Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
"Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance" is a book that analyzes the causes and dynamics of financial crises and proposes reforms to make the global economic system more resilient.
-
E.
The Crisis of Global Capitalism
The Crisis of Global Capitalism is a book by financier and philanthropist George Soros in which he critiques the flaws of laissez-faire capitalism and global financial markets and proposes reforms to make them more stable and equitable.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
inform public policy debates
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make economics accessible to general readers ⓘ |
| author |
Abhijit V. Banerjee
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linked to:
Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo ⓘ |
| basedOn | empirical research ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
India
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | Poor Economics ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardStatus | written by Nobel laureates in Economics ⓘ |
| hasChapterTopic |
climate policy and growth
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migration and its economic effects ⓘ trade and jobs ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | evidence-based policy analysis ⓘ |
| hasReception |
bestseller
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critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human behavior in economic decision-making
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limits of markets ⓘ rethinking economic policy in rich and poor countries ⓘ role of government in the economy ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-1-61039-950-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critiquing simplistic economic narratives
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rigorous empirical analysis of contemporary economic issues ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~432 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | PublicAffairs ⓘ |
| subject |
climate change economics
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economic growth ⓘ globalization ⓘ immigration ⓘ inequality ⓘ labor markets ⓘ populism ⓘ redistribution ⓘ trade ⓘ welfare policy ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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policy makers ⓘ students of economics ⓘ |
| usesMethodology | randomized controlled trials ⓘ |
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