Bauman has put the 'comedy' into 'economy' at comedy clubs and universities around the country and around the world (his "Principles of Economics, Translated" is a YouTube cult classic). As an educator at both the university and high school levels, he has learned how to make economics relevant to today's world and today's students. As Google's chief economist, Hal Varian, wrote, 'You don't need a brand-new economics. You just need to see the really cool stuff, the material they didn't get to when you studied economics'. "The Cartoon Introduction to Economics" is all about integrating the really cool stuff into an overview of the entire discipline of microeconomics, from decision trees to game trees to taxes and thinking at the margin. Rendering the cool stuff fun is the artistry of the illustrator and lauded graphic novelist Klein. Panel by panel, page by page, he puts comics into economics. So if the vertiginous economy or a dour professor's 600-page econ textbook has you desperate for a fun, factual guide to economics, reach for "The Cartoon Introduction to Economics" and let the collaborative genius of the Klein-Bauman team walk you through an entire introductory microeconomics course.
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"Learning economics should be fun. Klein and Bauman make sure that it is." --N. Gregory Mankiw, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, and author of "Principles of Economics " "Hilarity and economics are not often found together, but this book has a lot of both. It also does a great job of explaining important economic concepts simply, accurately, and entertainingly--quite a feat." --Eric Maskin, Nobel Laureate in Economics "Bauman and Klein present solid basic economics in a brilliant cartoon wrapper. The authors successfully shine a happy light on the dismal science." --Hugo Sonnenschein, Distinguished Service Professor and President Emeritus, University of Chicago "This is a seriously funny book! Klein and Bauman offer an enlightening and entertaining look at why our day-to-day choices matter and how they all combine. Students will find this a great addition to their textbooks, and critics of the discipline will learn what economics is really about." --Diane Coyle, author of "The Soulful Science" "Had Art Spiegelman and John Maynard Keynes collaborated on a comic book on economics, they could only have dreamed of coming up with something this good." --Jonathan A. Shayne, a.k.a. Merle Hazard, country singer and founder of Shayne & Co., LLC "Klein's preferences for relatively thick lines and bare-bones perspective . . . [conjures] the work of the marvelous "New Yorker" cartoonist Lou Myers . . . Probably the least dismal treatment of the dismal science ever." --"Booklist" "For anybody who is genuinely interested in economics, who really wants to learn the jargon, or anyone who is starting out studying an economics course, this is just a brilliant source." --Tim Harford, author of "Adapt"
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A freelance cartoonist, illustrator, and animator, Grady Klein is the creator of the "Lost Colony" series of graphic novels. An environmental economist at the University of Washington (and a part-time teacher at Seattle's Lakeside High School), Yoram Bauman, PhD, is the world's first and only stand-up economist.
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By N. Grant
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Perhaps my love of comics and general geeky nature helped, but I found this book hilarious, well-written and well-drawn.
I'm an Economics beginner, and still understood enough to titter, giggle and laugh my way through it. The book doesn't follow the standard path of learning microeconomics, and is all the better for it. There are also some great tips on how to win a Nobel prize...
I've ordered the Macroeconomics follow up for a second helping.
I'm an Economics beginner, and still understood enough to titter, giggle and laugh my way through it. The book doesn't follow the standard path of learning microeconomics, and is all the better for it. There are also some great tips on how to win a Nobel prize...
I've ordered the Macroeconomics follow up for a second helping.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By C. R. Palma
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The cartoon introduction to Microeconomics is probably meant for people who have already studied some microeconomics and who can relate to what is being said (and drawn!).
The way chapters are organized is an interesting departure from most textbooks (which invariably start with the market and then go back to the optimizing individual and back to the market again), and there are lots of good points on less traditional stuff such as game theory and auctions (I would suggest perhaps adding a chapter on behavioral economics, it would definitely be a lot of fun).
I especially enjoyed the cameos by the Nobel-prize winners.
The way chapters are organized is an interesting departure from most textbooks (which invariably start with the market and then go back to the optimizing individual and back to the market again), and there are lots of good points on less traditional stuff such as game theory and auctions (I would suggest perhaps adding a chapter on behavioral economics, it would definitely be a lot of fun).
I especially enjoyed the cameos by the Nobel-prize winners.
By M. Ajrullah
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A brilliant introduction, or easy-to-read summary of microeconomics. I'm a teacher and use exercepts of it in lessons, the students really seem to enjoy and understand it. I read it from cover to cover when I first got it, its definitely good fun.
By Connor
Format:Paperback
I'm a university student studying economics but I find this book great to go back over the fundamentals of things. I'd recommend it for anyone just starting to study economics at it explains everything in such an easy to understand way. Great Book
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