From the Publisher
"How many times have valuable contributions to scholarship—written and oral—been compromised because of inadequate communication? This is far less likely to happen if economists read and think about the issues discussed in William Thomson's book." JohnPencavel, Department of Economics, Stanford University
"The quintessence of the French mind—precision, concision, eleganceas it should be, Pascal rather than Derrida. Everyone who knows William Thomson knows that he is not only a great economist but also a master expositor, be it in his papers and books or in his talks. In this book, he shares his remarkable know-how with us young and not-so-young economists." MauriceSalles, Professor of Economics, Université de Caen, and Coordinating Editor, Social Choice andWelfare
"William Thomson has always cared a lot for his and all our students. A Guide for theYoung Economist is full of his caring wisdom which many youngand many not so youngeconomists will definitely benefit from."Murat Sertel, Department of Economics, Turkish Academy of Sciences,Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Economic Design