The Leading Indicators
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I am indebted to Jonathan Karp, who a decade ago suggested I write a nonfiction book about the limits of economic knowledge, and call the volume The Leading Indicators. Somehow I was able to resist spending years interviewing economists. But the title stuck with me.
ALSO BY
GREGG EASTERBROOK
Sonic Boom
The Progress Paradox
The Here and Now
Tuesday Morning Quarterback
Beside Still Waters
A Moment on the Earth
This Magic Moment
About the Author
GREGG EASTERBROOK is the author of a number of books, including The Progress Paradox, Tuesday Morning Quarterback, The Here and Now, and Sonic Boom. He is a contributing editor of The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, and The Washington Monthly, and a columnist for ESPN.com. He has been a distinguished fellow of the Fulbright Foundation, a visiting fellow of the Brookings Institution, a bartender, a bus driver, and a used-car salesman. Visit him online at greggeasterbrook.com.
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First Edition: November 2012