Flying on One Engine

Thomas R KEENE
The Bloomberg Book of Master Market Economists
Flying on One Engine
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ISBN: 9781576601761
Published date: October 2005
Hardback
Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Only Bloomberg could bring together this groundbreaking collection of thirteen leading voices from rival firms on Wall Street; economists who deal each day with the ebb and flow of economic information from around the world. With razor-sharp clarity, they provide readable, accessibleinsights into the questions, worries, and economic fears that face market participants everywhere. In The Bloomberg Book of Master Market Economists the best-of-the-best market gurus write, each on a specific theme, and in the process convey a broad swathe of critical thinking to provide a keen understanding of our complex world economy.

Only Bloomberg could bring together this groundbreaking collection of thirteen leading voices from rival firms on Wall Street — economists who deal each day with the ebb and flow of economic information from around the world. With razor-sharp clarity, they provide readable, accessible insights into the questions, worries, and economic fears that face market participants everywhere.

In The Bloomberg Book of Master Market Economists, the best-of-the-best market gurus write, each on a specific theme, and in the process convey a broad swathe of critical thinking to provide a keen understanding of our complex world economy.

A diverse mix of optimists and pessimists, yet realists all, the contributors dig deep on a wide range of topics.

REVIEWS :

"This is a timely, reader-friendly introduction to how the world economy works. The authors are all famous, practical economists and they do a great job of conveying the thrill and the adventure of understanding the economy in a
fast-moving world."

“An excellent compilation of model-free insights about the relevant economic issues that are facing us—or may face us soon.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Fooled by Randomness

BOOK DETAILS :

Hardback, 288 Pages, Dimensions 234 x 156 MM Language English.

CONTENTS INCLUDE :

1 Reviving Employment Reflects Powerful Labor Market Transformations

2 The Global Labor Arbitrage

3 America's Optimistic Future

4 How U.S. Fiscal Policy Aids Both U.S. and Global Growth

5 Globalization and Trade--The Role of Proximity, Borders, and Culture

6 The Rise and Fall of the Dollar

7 Politics and the Economy

8 The U.S. Fiscal Deficit--Not a Moment to Lose

9 Corporate Profits--Critical for Business Analysis

10 Monetary Policy, Wicksell, and Gold

11 Commodity Price Pass-Through--Finished Before It Began?

12 Capital Markets and the Economy

13 Europe's Political and Economic Future

14 The Economic Future of Asia

About Authors
Thomas R Keene

Thomas R. Keene, CFA is an editor-at-large who provides economic and investment perspective to all of Bloomberg News - print, radio, and television.

He writes the chart-of-the-day story, available on the Bloomberg Professional service, and also presents it on Bloomberg Television. Mr. Keene is the host of the weekday program Bloomberg on the Economy on Bloomberg Radio. He worked in the investment industry for sixteen years before joining Bloomberg.

Mr. Keene is a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the CFA Institute.

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