Tag Archives: economics

When I’m Sixty-Four: The Plot against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them by Teresa Ghilarducci

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Hong

I heard about this book on NPR and I thought it would be interesting. The subject was interesting, but the book read like a technical paper, not for a general public: mostly about numbers and repetitive themes and arguments. I … Continue reading →

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Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Hong

I enjoyed reading it. I can see why some might say he and his book represent “bears”, but I think Robert Shiller is more about rationality and why the public’s perception of a possible infinite growth is just a dream. … Continue reading →

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Fortune’s Formula : The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street by William Poundstone

Posted on January 20, 2006 by Hong

This is one of the most fun reading I’ve done recently. I think I saw it mentioned in BusinessWeek. The words that caught my interest was “gambling”, “stock market”, and “Claude Shannon“. Especially Late Dr. Shannon. Ever since I got … Continue reading →

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Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Hong

It was an interesting and easy read: Not really academic and not too technical. I think I can understand why some of the Amazon.com readers’ reviews were critical of the book’s non-technical contents. But this is really a lighter reading … Continue reading →

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The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World’s Most Prosperous Decade by Joseph E. Stiglitz

Posted on June 4, 2004 by Hong

I was held up with reading Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1), a very long and “boring” book by Neal Stephenson. After several months, I realized that I am never going to finish this, so I stopped about a third … Continue reading →

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