Exploring General Equilibrium
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An incisive, unconventional assessment of general equilibrium theory; with a previously unpublished paper.Fischer Black is known for his brilliance as well as his sometimes controversial opinions.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262023822
ISBN13:9780262023825
Release Date:July 1995
Publisher:MIT Press (MA)
Length:318 Pages
Weight:1.23 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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A deeply insightful anti-Economics economics book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Fischer Black was among the most brilliant economists of the 20th century, with an eccentric style. This book is a masterpiece that goes back to Von Neumann-Morgenstern first principles to reconstruct macroeconomics, stripping away errors due to oversimplified models and overaggregated data. The argument is short and easy to understand, although its subtleties repay many rereadings. The bulk of the book consists of short refutations of other views, organized alphabetically by economist last name (Fischer was an eccentric guy). These contain many important insights, although they require familiarity with economics terminology to understand, and the random topical order is annoying.
Good resource but not for learning macroeconomics
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is an excellent resource for a graduate student in economics to have (or for a professor). It has good summaries of many articles and clear information on a wide variety of issues relating to macroeconomics. However, it would be extremely difficult to learn macroeconomics from this book. It assumes that you already have a wide knowledge.
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