A review by kawai
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford

3.0

Harford does good work in making economics interesting and accessible in topics ranging from real estate pricing to global income inequality. However, at times, broad pronouncements are made with a tone that suggests their veracity is self-evident, while little in the way of empirical data (or footnotes) are used to backup said claims. The book is a bit dated--most immediately in its coverage of the tech stock market--which also affects its utility, at some level.

Accessible and generally entertaining, but lacks enough depth to be as authoritative as I'd hoped.