tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1127548611716970713..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: A Great New Introductory Economics BookRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-64688607748747050992010-06-21T20:33:13.738-04:002010-06-21T20:33:13.738-04:00Would you be willing to provide a link to where th...Would you be willing to provide a link to where the difference in types of inflation is well explained?<br />Thanks,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14482402106034940122010-06-21T15:01:57.099-04:002010-06-21T15:01:57.099-04:00I agree with Hugo, I have a copy of the original b...I agree with Hugo, I have a copy of the original by Irwin Schiff and believe the art work is better. The presentation worked quite well introducing economics to college freshman. Highly recommend either version.Efinancialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76524948076785787192010-06-21T11:43:32.917-04:002010-06-21T11:43:32.917-04:00I haven't read the book, so RW you might be ri...I haven't read the book, so RW you might be right that their treatment is confusing, but I have seen Carlos Lara give his inflation talk to businesspeople etc., and he starts out explaining currency debasement under Caesar. It works wonders. He has also used that same technique in grade schools, and I've seen the letters that the students write to him, saying they really liked the storiesBob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51055504962739456802010-06-21T10:26:11.163-04:002010-06-21T10:26:11.163-04:00Is this just an updated Kingdom of Moltz?Is this just an updated Kingdom of Moltz?LukeMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10799928502552477012010-06-21T09:47:04.962-04:002010-06-21T09:47:04.962-04:00I have to say I have read the original book and it...I have to say I have read the original book and its wonderful. I have a pdf copy saved to show to my child when I have them. I have also seen the first chapter of the new edition, and it follows the same idea closely.<br /><br />That said, it might be that I am over 30 now, but I like more the old drawings. Probably because they are more clasic.<br /><br />Anyway, highly recomended.Hugonoreply@blogger.com