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Adam Ozimek Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Chief economist at @InnovateEconomy. Host of the EconTwitter Water Cooler, live on twitter spaces and downloadable here: https://t.co/toyjfDruRu

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Book Cover for: The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution, T. R. Reid

The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution

T. R. Reid
Adam OzimekAdam Ozimek

Finished "The Chip", by TR Reid. Very good book on the history of the microchip, recommend for anyone who enjoys history of innovation stuff. A few thoughts... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671453939/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://t.co/LeGIP3RaXk

Paperback, 2001

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, Matthew Ball

The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything

Matthew Ball
Adam OzimekAdam Ozimek

This is a great discussion, it’s too bad the metaverse concept has become polarized on some margins, Matthew Ball has interesting thoughts https://t.co/9DF073t6G0

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace, Matthew C. Klein

Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace

Matthew C. Klein
Adam OzimekAdam Ozimek

Noah reviews Trade Wars are Class Wars and why a simple sectoral balances model doesn’t really tell you much https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/book-review-trade-wars-are-class?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cta&s=r

Paperback, 2021

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Economics: Principles & Policy, William Baumol

Economics: Principles & Policy

William Baumol
Adam OzimekAdam Ozimek

Is there a pessimism bias in economics? Alan Blinder's paper arguing a quarter of jobs were at high risk of offshoring got almost 1,000 citations. My paper a decade later showing these claims proved false got 5. https://t.co/sLrGpVtGqx

Hardcover, 2019

$323.95Member price:$323.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV, George Lucas

A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV

George Lucas
Adam OzimekAdam Ozimek

@MattBruenig @ernietedeschi But is influence the same as teamwork? Like if you create some Star Wars fanfic, are you and George Lucas engaged in teamwork?

Paperback, Mass Market, 1986

$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book