Ignacio Palacios-Huerta Knihy

"This pithy and engaging volume shows that economists may be better equipped to predict the future than science fiction writers. Economists' ideas, based on both theory and practice, reflect their knowledge of the laws of human interactions as well as years of experimentation and reflection. Although perhaps not as screenplay-ready as a work of fiction, these economists' predictions are ready for their close-ups. In this book, ten prominent economists -- including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates -- offer their ideas about the world of the twenty-second century. In scenarios that range from the optimistic to the guardedly gloomy, these thinkers consider such topics as the transformation of work and wages, the continuing increase in inequality, the economic rise of China and India, the endlessly repeating cycle of crisis and (projected) recovery, the benefits of technology, the economic consequences of political extremism, and the long-range effects of climate change. For example, Daron Acemoglu offers a thoughtful discussion of how trends of the last century -- including uneven growth, technological integration, and resource scarcity -- might translate into the next; 2013 Nobelist Robert Shiller provides an innovative view of future risk management methods using information technology; 2012 Nobelist Alvin Roth projects his theory of Matching Markets into the next century, focusing on schools, jobs, marriage and family, and medicine; 1987 Nobelist Robert Solow considers the shift away from remunerated labor, among other subjects; and Martin Weitzman raises the intriguing but alarming possibility of using geoengineering techniques to mitigate the nevitable effects of climate change. In a 1930 essay mentioned by several contributors, "Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren," John Maynard Keynes offered predictions that, read today, range from absolutely correct to spectacularly wrong. This book follows in Keynes's path, hoping, perhaps, to better his average."-- Back cover

The first book to use the world's most popular sport to test economic theories and document novel human behavior A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many areas previously considered to belong to sociology, political science, law, and other fields. Research has also shown that economics can provide insight into many aspects of sports, including soccer. Beautiful Game Theory is the first book that uses soccer to test economic theories and document novel human behavior. In this brilliant and entertaining book, Ignacio Palacios-Huerta illuminates economics through the world's most popular sport. He offers unique and often startling insights into game theory and microeconomics, covering topics such as mixed strategies, discrimination, incentives, and human preferences. He also looks at finance, experimental economics, behavioral economics, and neuroeconomics. Soccer provides rich data sets and environments that shed light on universal economic principles in interesting and useful ways. Essential reading for students, researchers, and sports enthusiasts, Beautiful Game Theory is the first book to show what soccer can do for economics.

In this book, ten prominent economists--including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates--offer their ideas about the world of the twenty-second century. In scenarios that range from the optimistic to the guardedly gloomy, these thinkers consider such topics as the transformation of work and wages, the continuing increase in inequality, the economic rise of China and India, the endlessly repeating cycle of crisis and (projected) recovery, the benefits of technology, the economic consequences of political extremism, and the long-range effects of climate change.

Wszyscy wiemy, że życie nie trwa wiecznie. Ta ciężka do zniesienia świadomość, że na pewno kiedyś się skończy, sprawiła, że zacząłem rozmyślać nad bardziej odległą przyszłością dopiero kilka lat temu. Całkiem niedawno w pełni do mnie dotarła i stała się wyraźna, krystalizując się zwłaszcza w godzinach porannych, kiedy jest jeszcze ciemno. Jak będzie wyglądał ten świat, kiedy mnie już nie będzie? (…) w mojej głowie pojawiło się pytanie: jak będzie wyglądał świat za sto lat? Od tej chwili nie mogłem przestać o tym myśleć. Ze wstępu Autora Poszukiwanie odpowiedzi na pytanie, jak będzie wyglądał świat za sto lat, Ignacio Palacios-Huerta rozpoczął u światowej sławy ekonomistów. Książka stanowi zbiór esejów laureatów ekonomicznego Nobla i Medalu Johna Batesa Clarka: Roberta M. Solowa, Alvina E. Rotha, Roberta J. Shillera, Angusa Deatona i Darona Acemoglu. Wśród autorów są również: Avinash K. Dixit z Princeton, Edward L. Glaeser i Martin L. Weitzman z Harvardu, John E. Roemer z Yale i Andreu Mas-Colella z barcelońskiego Pompeu Fabra. To interesująca podróż w przyszłość. Ignacio Palacios-Huerta jest profesorem zarządzania, wykładowcą na London School of Economics. Wcześniej związany był również z Uniwersytetem Brown, Uniwersytetem Chicagowskim oraz Tuck School of Business w Dartmouth College. Autor wielu naukowych artykułów i kilku książek.