{"product_id":"econospinning-how-to-read-between-the-lines-when-the-media-manipulate-the-numbers-hardback-9780471735137","title":"Econospinning; How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers (Hardback) 9780471735137","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEconospinning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGene Epstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471735137, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 August 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 16.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.458 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Econospinning has everything going for it. The book's focus - how economists and publications mislead readers, often to buttress their ideological positions - is inherently important.\"--Australian Financial Review  \u003cp\u003e\"There is lots more to Epstein's book and it is all of the highest quality.\"  (\u003ci\u003eQuarterly Journal of Austrian Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, Winter 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGene Epstein knows a thing or two about economic data. Before becoming the Economics Editor for Barron's in 1993, he was a senior economist at the New York Stock Exchange. Now in \u003ci\u003eEconospinning\u003c\/i\u003e, Epstein supplies readers with a book that attempts to cut through the veil of economic misinformation commonly reported in today's media.  \u003cp\u003eAssuming no prior knowledge on the readers part, each chapter of \u003ci\u003eEconospinning\u003c\/i\u003e is structured around fairly simple propositions about the economy or about specific economic data—from tracking employment numbers to measuring corporate profitability—that are then contrasted with the distortions of today's media coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Epstein exposes bad reporting by the elite media, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times, The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e—and especially by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and its economics columnist Paul Krugman,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpstein also deconstructs CNN newscaster Lou Dobbs’ coverage of outsourcing and globalization; the illusory connection between abortion and lower crime rates, and bad theories about the role of real estate brokers, featured in the bestseller \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e; the treatment of the working class portrayed in Barbara Ehrenreich’s \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e; and the sensationalized coverage of the employment report by CNBC’s \"Squawk Box.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the disputes over Social Security to misinterpretations of the unemployment rate, \u003ci\u003eEconospinning\u003c\/i\u003e points out the unfortunate lack of integrity that pervades mainstream economic reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGene Epstein (New York, NY) has been Barron's Economics Editor since 1993 and writes the column, \"Economic Beat.\" A frequent speaker on the conference circuit, Epstein has been interviewed on CNBC, CNN, NJN Public TV, and BBC TV. He holds an MA in economics from the New School and a BA from Brandeis University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Eldercare Fraud.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Two Ways to Measure Employment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Bush League Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Long-Term Unemployment Myths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Case of the Phantom Dropouts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Participation Rate Follies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: What Does the Employment-Population Ratio Tell Us?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: May Average Hourly Earnings Rest in Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Hourly Compensation and the Unemployment Rate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Wages and Productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: The Record Profit Boom That Never Happened.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: End the Monthly Madness: The Change in Payroll Employment Data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: End the Monthly Madness: The Unemployment Rate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Greenspan Idolatry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Best-Selling Myths: \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16:Best-Selling Myths: \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Dobbs and Jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52713325068568,"sku":"9780471735137","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471735137.jpg?v=1789796757","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/econospinning-how-to-read-between-the-lines-when-the-media-manipulate-the-numbers-hardback-9780471735137","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}