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Thinking Like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making

By: Randall Bartlett,The Great Courses
Narrated by: Randall Bartlett
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Summary

Economic forces are everywhere around you. But that doesn't mean you need to passively accept whatever outcome those forces might press upon you. Instead, with these 12 fast-moving and crystal clear lectures, you can learn how to use a small handful of basic nuts-and-bolts principles to turn those same forces to your own advantage.

Requiring no previous economics background, Professor Bartlett presents some of the fundamental principles and concepts that shape the lenses through which economists view the world. He then shows you how to use these simple analytical tools to understand what you see through those lenses. By learning to identify the many varied situations in which economics affects your life and how to wield the tools that can help you make the wisest choices in those situations, you'll enhance not only your understanding of daily life but your own success in living it.

Packed with case studies, helpful strategies, economic insights, and more, this series will equip you with a reliable toolkit for thinking more like an everyday economist and approach the issues in your own life with a more educated, seasoned eye. And after these dozen lectures with Professor Bartlett, things really will look very different. You'll see how basic economic ideas like incentives, risks, rewards, and rationality are not just the province of professional economists, government policymakers, or your local bank's loan officer, but instead lie at the root of nearly every decision you must make in your daily life.

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Could not be better.

Complex topic covered simply, easy to follow and useful. The lecturer is fantastic, excellent delivery and content.

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Great book to listen to, very well explained

loved it. I will keep listening to it till the principles are mastered. Now I think like Economist.

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interesting at the beginning

worth listening if you really have no I say no understanding of economics . first few lectures are really interesting and well done the rest is just too basic

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Very well read and put together

entertaining, insightful and very very interesting
worth a listen at any time
lectures stand alone very well so you don't really lose out by taking time out

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Really good basics on the day-to-day economics.

Lovet it! Especially on pension planning, incentives and risk aversion etc Priceless information in time.

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the best great courses economics audiobook

this is the best great courses audio book that I have read so far it is five stars all the way.

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A great introduction into basic economics

This is a brilliant introduction into basic economics, giving you an insight into how economists view the world and it's issues.

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Brilliant lectures

Brilliantly delivered and very powerful life lessons to guide one’s life. Dig in and learn.

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Excellent - Highly Recommend

This audio book had my attention right the way through. Split into different sections, it made it very easy to listen to. Covered many different areas of economics and was ideal for someone like me who is not an economist but finds this subject fascinating. Well researched and presented. Some audio books have awful narration but this was really good. It's a recording of 10 or so lectures and had I been in the audience, I would have been gripped from start to finish.

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Well presented & entertaining introduction into what is usually considered a pretty dull subject

Bartlett brings imagination & humour into this series of articulate & engrossing lectures for the Great Courses franchise.

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