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008 131018s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2013039641
020 _a9781451651201 (hardcover)
020 _a9781451651225 (trade pbk.)
020 _z9781451651256 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aHB 137
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100 1 _aKarabell, Zachary.
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_d1967 -
245 1 4 _aThe leading indicators :
_ba short history of the numbers that rule our world /
_cZachary Karabell.
250 _aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bSimon & Schuster,
_c2014.
300 _a287 p. ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index.
505 _aThe 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.
520 _aA 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.
650 0 _aEconomic indicators
_xHistory.
650 0 _aEconomics
_xStatistical methods
_xHistory.
650 0 _aEconomic indicators
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aEconomics
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xEconomic conditions.
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