TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karabell,Zachary
TI  - The leading indicators: a short history of the numbers that rule our world 
SN  - 9781451651201 (hardcover)
AV  - HB 137 K18l 2014
U1  - 330.01 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Economic indicators
KW  - History
KW  - Economics
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - United States
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -