Economics has the power to make the world a better happier and safer place: this book shows
you how Our world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change inequality hunger and a
global pandemic mean our way of life seems more imperilled and society more divided than ever
but economics can help! From parenting to organ donation housing to anti-social behaviour
economics provides the tools we need to fix the biggest issues of today. Far from being a means
to predict the stock market or enrich the elite economics provides a lens through which we can
better understand how things work design clever solutions and create the conditions in which
we can all flourish. With a healthy dose of optimism and packed with stories of economics in
everyday situations Erik Angner demonstrates the methods he and his fellow economists use to
help improve our lives and the society in which we live. He shows us that economics can be a
powerful force for good awakening the possibility of a happier more just and more sustainable
world.
