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Author Karabell, Zachary.

Title The leading indicators : a short history of the numbers that rule our world / Zachary Karabell.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  330.0151 KARABELL    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  330.01 KA    Check Shelf
Edition First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description 287 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.
Contents The ripples of Domesday -- Unemployment -- National income and the man from Pinsk -- The invention of the economy -- The economic gestalt -- Inflation: from leading indicator to government con -- Diminishing returns -- Where's Waldo? -- Gross national happiness -- The avatars -- Conclusion: Made to measure.
Summary A history and critical assessment of leading indicators reveals their indelible impact on the economy, public policy, and other critical decisions, discussing their shortcomings while making suggestions for reducing dependence on them.
Subject Economic indicators -- History.
Economics -- Statistical methods -- History.
Economic indicators -- United States -- History.
Economics -- United States -- History.
United States -- Economic conditions.
ISBN 9781451651201 hardback
1451651201 hardback
9781451651225 (pbk.)
1451651228 (pbk.)
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