📚 2 Books mentioned in "Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 517" of Freakonomics Radio
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Episode: Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 517
Published on December 27, 2022
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Economics
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I see that in 2014, you co-authored an economics principles textbook.
Stephen Dubner notes that Daron Acemoglu co-authored an economics principles textbook, leading to a discussion about the business model of economic textbooks, which appears to be a method of 'high-end rent extraction'.
Why Nations Fail
Buy Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson on Amazon
You know, 'Why Nations Fail,' the book that I wrote with Jim Robinson, for example, was really what I would have loved to write as a teenager.
Daron Acemoglu reflects on his book 'Why Nations Fail,' which he co-authored with Jim Robinson, expressing that it was a work he dreamed of writing since his teenage years. This mention highlights how the book exemplifies his deep interests in economics, politics, and their effects on society.