In This Economy?: How Money and Markets Really Work

Kyla Scanlon's illustrated guide to economics makes complex concepts accessible and dispels common myths and fallacies. It provides answers to questions about the national debt, recessions, and the employment market, offering a refreshing and lucid perspective. With creative analogies, clever illustrations, and quotes from poetry, literature, and philosophy, In This Economy? empowers readers to make smarter financial decisions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2024
Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Kyla Scanlon, the internet's favorite econ nerd, has created an illustrated guide to help you finally understand the mad maths and terrible terminology of economics. Few people can communicate how the economy actually works better than Kyla Scanlon. -Morgan Housel, author of The Psychology of Money The stuff you really need to know about how the economy works? It's pretty simple. Yes, even if you were bored to tears in economics class, or if you're cross-eyed from reading painfully convoluted-or straight-up misguided-financial commentary. In this particularly disorienting era, Kyla Scanlon is the Tim Harford of the disaffected and disillusioned Gen Z looking for answers. This is the definitive, approachable guide to the key concepts and mechanics of economics and the most common myths and fallacies to steer clear of. Through Kyla's trademark blend of creative analogies, clever illustrations, refreshingly lucid language - and even quotes from poetry, literature, and philosophy - she answers questions such as: Is our national debt really a threat? What is a mild recession, exactly? What's really happening in the employment market, and how do we improve it for workers? At a time when experts overcomplicate simple things loudly, choosing to generate smoke rather than clearing the air, In This Economy? shows that understanding the markets - and the systems they operate in - is easier than you think. Whether you're worried about your mortgage rate, job security, bank account balance, or the health of the broader economy, this concise and witty guide will give you the confidence to make smarter financial decisions - no matter what the headlines say.

Weight: 496g
Dimension: 240 x 159 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529146608