Ricardo Hausmann Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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I am Venezuelan. I teach economic development at Harvard's Kennedy School. I direct the Growth Lab. I Co-Chair the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute.
Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
Alain BertaudRicardo HausmannJust finished reading “Order without design” by Alain Bertaud. Strongly recommend it. An Urban Planner’s argument in favor@of urban economics and market thinking. Good balance of theory and empirics and useful policy implications. Must read.
Paperback, 2024
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On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times
Michael IgnatieffRicardo HausmannJust finished reading “On Consolation” by @M_Ignatieff. What a remarkable book. Truly unlike anything I have ever seen attempted: an all encompassing attempt at understanding millennia of approaches towards providing meaning and solace to life, especially in its hard moments.
Paperback, 2022
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John Von Neumann
Ananyo BhattacharyaRicardo HausmannJust finished reading The Man From The Future by @Ananyo Battacharya: a biography of John von Neumann and his ideas. Amazing book! It is a tour de force of quantum theory, nuclear energy, war, computation, game theory & cellular automata all in one brilliant mind. A great feat!!
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book