Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson is an economist and author. He is former chief economist for the IMF, Ronald A Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is co-author, with James Kwak, of 13 Bankers and White House Burning. They also co-founded the economics blog The Baseline Scenario
Interviews with Simon Johnson
Interviews where books by Simon Johnson were recommended
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The Race between Education and Technology
by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F Katz -
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Top Incomes in the Long Run of History
by Emmanuel Saez, Thomas Piketty & Tony Atkinson -
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Why Nations Fail
by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson -
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Unequal Democracy
by Larry M Bartels -
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13 Bankers
by Simon Johnson & Simon Johnson and James Kwak
The best books on Inequality, recommended by Daron Acemoglu
The best books on Inequality, recommended by Daron Acemoglu
The US, the UK and many other countries around the globe have become far less equal over the past 30 years. It’s important we understand how and why this happened, and what it means for our societies, says Daron Acemoglu, a professor of economics at MIT. He recommends the best books to get a better understanding of inequality.
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This Time Is Different
by Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff -
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The Big Short
by Michael Lewis -
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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy
by Raghuram G Rajan -
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13 Bankers
by Simon Johnson & Simon Johnson and James Kwak -
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report
by FCIC
