This could be a golden age for economics. Recent advances in theory, economic history and quantitative methods have provided tools to address pressing issues of inequality of opportunity, financial instability and climate change. At airport bookshops, Freakonomics, Why Nations Fail and Irrational Exuberance compete with John Grisham’s latest. Students flock to introductory courses.
當下也許是經濟學的黃金時代。人們在經濟理論、經濟史和計量方法上取得的新進展，爲解決機會不均、金融不穩定和氣候變化等緊迫問題提供了工具。在機場的書店裏，《魔鬼經濟學》(Freakonomics)、《國家爲何失敗》(Why Nations Fail)和《非理性繁榮》(Irrational Exuberance)與約翰•格里森姆(John Grisham)的最新著作相互爭鳴和交鋒。學生們爭先恐後地修習經濟學的入門課程。
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