About the Authors
Dan Richards is professor of economics at Tufts University. He received his AB from Oberlin College and his PhD from Yale University. His work in macroeconomics has appeared in a number of journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, the Journal of Macroeconomics, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He has also written on a number of microeconomic topics for such journals as the Journal of Industrial Economics, the Canadian Journal of Economics, Economica, and the Review of Industrial Organization. In addition to his teaching in the Tufts economics department, he has taught classes at the Sloan School of Management, the Rotterdam School of Management, and the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy. He resides in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife, Lynne, and their golden retriever, Nelson, where they are occasionally visited by their children.
Manzur Rashid read economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a double first and was elected to junior, senior, and research scholarships. He completed his doctoral studies in economic theory at UCL, where he specialized in game theory, bounded rationality, and industrial organization, under the supervision of Martin Cripps. Manzur has taught economics at UCL, Cambridge University, New College of the Humanities, and Charterhouse.
Peter Antonioni is a senior teaching fellow in the Department of Management Science and Innovation at University College London, where he teaches strategy. His research interests are in the economic history of music production. If not working, he can usually be found crying over Tottenham Hotspurs’ most recent performance or putting his angst into playing blues guitar.
Dedications
To Lynne, who is more than half of everything I do, and to Ben and Will, who are everything. — Dan
For Ilyas. — Manzur
To Tanya, Mum, Dad, Paul, and Jen, who suffered most from me writing this. — Peter
Authors’ Acknowledgments
Many thanks to all my students who continually inspire me; to my Tufts colleagues for all they have taught me; and to Lindsay Lefevere, Tracy Boggier, Corbin Collins, and Dan Beemon for their careful editing and encouragement. — Dan
I am grateful to all the people at Wiley — including Mike Baker, Simon Bell, Steve Edwards, Andy Finch, Annie Knight, and Kate O’Leary — who helped us to get this book into shape. I am also grateful to Ron Smith for his helpful suggestions and comments. Thanks to my friends and family for their endless support. Finally, thank you to my teachers: Martin Cripps, Hamish Low, Rupert Gatti, Steve Satchell, Gernot Doppelhofer, and Kevin Sheedy. — Manzur
With many thanks to the support of my colleagues at UCL, and to the many economists who once had to explain patiently all this material to me. — Peter
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Acquisitions Editor: Lindsay Lefevere
Editor: Corbin Collins
Production Editor: Antony Sami
Cover Image: Abstract charts and skyscraper; Mirexon/Shutterstock, Global business communication; Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock