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Simon Johnson

Ronald A Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan, former chief economist of the IMF, and co-author of 13 Bankers.

5 things

The Rise of Theodore RooseveltBook Edmund Morris

loved

This is one of the great political biographies. Teddy Roosevelt was like a character out of a novel, so it's not surprising that his biography reads like one.

Five Books interview on economic history

2012-05-11·fivebooks.com ↗

Why Nations FailBook Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson

recommended

Why Nations Fail is by two of my favourite economists, two very close friends and co-authors of mine, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. They're tackling a subject that I've worked on with them, and they do a great job of bringing it to life and making it vivid.

Five Books interview on economic history

2012-05-11·fivebooks.com ↗

EclipseBook Arvind Subramanian

recommended

Arvind is a very historically minded person. He has dug up a lot of relevant data, and has some wonderful stories that illustrate his points.

Five Books interview on economic history

2012-05-11·fivebooks.com ↗

Red InkBook David Wessel

recommended

This is my competition. I chose it because I think we need more of these intelligent, thoughtful, well-documented books that scare the pants off you and convince you that action is needed.

Five Books interview on economic history

2012-05-11·fivebooks.com ↗

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