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Andrew Leigh is a former professor of economics and since leaving academia he has been elected to Federal Parliament.
Andrew is fascinated by what economics can tell us about humanity.
While humans are often governed by our instincts and feelings, like desire, fear and hunger, we are also a very calculating species, and much of our behaviour can be explained in the field of psychology.
But Andrew argues that the baffling world and history of economics, from ancient times to the modern world, can explain the rest.
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The Shortest History of Economics is published by Black Inc Books
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