{"product_id":"unintended-consequences-why-everything-youve-been-told-about-the-economy-is-wrong-paperback","title":"Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You've Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Conard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas our country's economic success before the Crash of '08 built on false pretenses? Did we simply borrow and spend too much, or was something else really going on?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conventional wisdom now accuses Wall Street and the mortgage industry of using predatory tactics to seduce homeowners. Meanwhile, average Americans are blamed for increasing consumption to unsustainable levels by borrowing recklessly. And the tax policies of the Reagan and Bush administrations are blamed for encouraging reckless risk-taking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Conard disagrees. In an attempt to set the record straight he presents a fascinating new case for how the economy really works, why the U.S. has outperformed other countries, what caused the financial crisis, and what improvements might better protect our economy without damaging growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward \"Ed\" Conard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e top-ten bestselling book, \u003ci\u003eUnintended Consequences: Why Everything You've Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). He is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, he was a founding partner of Bain Capital, where he worked closely with his friend and colleague, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn May of 2012, Conard published U\u003ci\u003enintended Consequences: Why Everything You've Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e. The book was featured on the cover of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday Magazine and went on to become a N\u003ci\u003eew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e top ten non-fiction bestseller. Because of the publicity surrounding the publication of his book, Conard was the tenth most searched author on Google in 2012. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince its publication, Mr. Conard has made over 100 television appearances in which he has debated leading economists including Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Alan Kruger, Austan Goolsbee, and Jared Bernstein; journalists including Jon Stewart, Fareed Zakaria, Chris Hayes, and Andrew Ross Sorkin; and politicians such as Barney Frank, Howard Dean, and Eliot Spitzer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrior to Bain Capital, Conard worked for Wasserstein Perella \u0026amp; Co., an investment bank that specialized in mergers and acquisitions, and Bain \u0026amp; Company, a management-consulting firm, where he led the firm's industrial practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConard has a master of business administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of science degree in engineering from the University of Michigan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor up-to-date information on Ed, visit the homepage: www.EdwardConard.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecome a fan of Ed on Facebook www.facebook.com\/EdwardConard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow Ed on Twitter www.twitter.com\/EdwardConard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConnect with Ed on LinkedIn http: \/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/EdwardConard\/ \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763212386592,"sku":"9781591846307","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e7e206b44ea72034f1fcfb0e454e1a8.webp?v=1780229911","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unintended-consequences-why-everything-youve-been-told-about-the-economy-is-wrong-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}