Buena economía para tiempos difíciles

In this refreshing and ideal book for the moment in which we live, the Nobel Laureates Duflo and Banerjee discover to the reader to what extent the economy, when exercised well, can solve our most pressing social and political problems. We have the resources to meet all the challenges, from immigration to inequality to the climate emergency, but ideology blinds us too often. Why do migrations not follow the laws of supply and demand? Why can trade liberalization increase unemployment and lower wages? Why has no one succeeded in convincingly explaining the conditions necessary for growth? The experiences of recent decades have not provided a friendly picture of economists: asleep at the wheel (with their foot on the gas) in the lead-up to the great recession, then arguing over how to get out of it, or turning a deaf ear to the voices of alarm about the difficult situation in Greece or the euro zone, seem to have lost the ability to guide us. However, Duflo and Banerjee defend the role of economists, as well as smart interventionism and the search for a society based on empathy and respect. This book is a true antidote to polarized discourse.