How Economics Can Save the World
Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems

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A clear guide into how economic reasoning can filter through noise and identify solutions for problems, big and small. Financial Times

Angner shows that economics is a deeply moral endeavour that should give us hope that many of our most pressing problems can be solved. Niall Kishtainy, author of A Little History of Economics

[T]his book is a success, bucking the trend by prescribing practical solutions to humanity's biggest challenges and explaining the economic rationale behind them with refreshing - and highly readable - clarity Tortoise

A brilliantly clear explanation of how, in the right hands, the insights of Economics can be used to make the world a better place Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics, Director, Economic Growth Center, Yale

This optimistic new voice offers useful rules to help understand the world around us, and how to make it a better place. Angner's writing is refreshingly human, filled with intellect and dry humour, this book is as enjoyable to read as it is serious about inspiring change Founder and Executive Director, The World Economic Forum

Provides an optimistic outline for improving society and our lives. With pristine clarity, good humor, and solid authority, Angner sketches solutions to the most stubborn problems, both small and large, from poor retirement planning to poverty itself. The same simple yet bracing themes run through all of the success stories: Rely on data, use the economist's methodological toolkit, and have a more experimental attitude toward fixing our most difficult problems. His prescriptions even contain norm-changing hints of how to get ordinary folks to implement his recommendations. Whether or not we show the good sense to comply with its lessons, How Economics Can Save the World exposes the decision-making structures that cause persistent threats to our happiness and well-being, and provides readers with the tools, knowledge, and hopeful impulse to disable these threats' John and Mae Calamos Professor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute of Technology

This wonderful book demystifies economics and explains the practical tools it provides for thinking about challenges we all face in everyday life - from getting small children to go to sleep to doing what we can to tackle climate change. Professor of Public Policy, Cambridge University

A fun and engaging read, designed to help us make better choices, lead better lives, and make a better world. Angner teaches us how to understand the life-defining realities of our world as economics, from sleep-training a baby, choosing between jobs, or building a community. He then teaches us how to manages those realities-including how to save and invest-- by applying the tools and insights learned from economic theory and behavioral research Millstone Family Professor, Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Yale

Angner blends economic history, theory and practice wonderfully to draw out how powerful economics can be. Written in an accessible and engaging way, this book is full of lessons to show how economics can practically make your life, and the world around you, a better place Bank of England economists and authors of Can’t We Just Print More Money?

A book brimming with beautiful explanations of important ideas and surprising discoveries Tore Ellingsen, Stockholm School of Economics, former Chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel