Paul Sheard is a noted Australian-American economist and policy-watcher, known for his ability to see the forest and the trees and for his willingness to challenge the conventional wisdom. As a financial markets economist, Sheard cut his teeth in Tokyo covering Japan’s “lost decades” and then, as chief economist of Lehman Brothers in New York, he had a front-row seat at the global financial crisis. Most recently Research Fellow and M-RCBG Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and before that Vice Chairman of S&P Global, Sheard held global chief economist positions at Standard & Poor’s and Nomura Securities, faculty positions at Osaka University and the Australian National University, and visiting scholar positions at Stanford University and the Bank of Japan. He has been a member of several World Economic Forum expert councils, and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and the Foreign Policy Association.
The Power of Money
By Paul Sheard
$14.99 – $30.00
Wall Street Journal Bestseller
Money permeates our everyday lives—it literally makes the economic world go round—and yet confusion and controversy about money abound.
In The Power of Money, economist Paul Sheard distills what money is, how it comes into existence, and how it interacts with the real economy.
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Porchlight Books and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Money permeates our everyday lives—it literally makes the economic world go round—and yet confusion and controversy about money abound.
In The Power of Money, economist Paul Sheard distills what money is, how it comes into existence, and how it interacts with the real economy.
Money issues dominate the news, but economic jargon and the complexity of it all can be bamboozling for regular folks. Paul Sheard, a leading economist and former vice chairman of S&P Global, is known for his ability to see the forest and the trees and demystify complex economic phenomena.
With The Power of Money, Sheard empowers readers to become better-informed economic citizens by providing context for some of the biggest questions surrounding money, such as:
- How does money come into existence?
- How is the process of money printing governed, particularly if too much of it causes inflation?
- What is quantitative easing and how does it work?
- Does government debt ever have to be repaid, and is it really a burden on our grandchildren?
- Are financial crises bound to happen sometimes?
- Can the euro, a currency without a government, survive in its current form?
- Are proposed cures for economic inequality worse than the disease?
- What is the future of money—are cryptocurrencies going to upend the money system as we know it?
Financial enthusiasts and non-specialists alike will be surprised by the answers to these questions. The Power of Money provides a comprehensive foundation of knowledge to help you feel better informed and more confident as you follow and engage in economic and financial affairs and policy debates.
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Publication Details
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781637743157
Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 1 in.
Publication Date: May 2023
Format: E-book (epub)
ISBN: 9781637743164
Publication Date: May 2023