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415 expert reviews of economics, finance, and public policy books by SPE members.

For Reviewers and Contributors

The Editor welcomes comments, ideas and articles on a wide range of applied economics topics. Articles reflect the authors' views which are not necessarily shared by the Society.

Ian Harwood

Book Reviews Editor

harwoodfive@btinternet.com
The Winner’s Curse

The Winner’s Curse

Richard Thaler and Alex O. Imas

Reviewed by Ian Bright

2026

AI for Economists

AI for Economists

Ashot Davoyan

Reviewed by Vicky Pryce

2026

Challenging Inequalities

Challenging Inequalities

Paul Johnson

Reviewed by Richard Urwin

2026

Powered by Projects

Powered by Projects

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Reviewed by Lavan Mahadeva

2026

How to Win a Trade War

How to Win a Trade War

Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown

Reviewed by Max Magnacca

2026

Expectations Matter

Expectations Matter

Olivier Coibion and Yuriy Gorodnichecnko

Reviewed by Bridget Rosewell

2026

Keynes for our Times

Keynes for our Times

Robert Skidelsky

Reviewed by Geoff Crocker

2026

Recession

Recession

Tyler Goodspeed

Reviewed by Ian Harwood

2026

Bankers' Trust

Bankers' Trust

Aditi Sahasrabuddhe

Reviewed by William A. Allen

2026

Money Beyond Borders

Money Beyond Borders

Barry Eichengreen

Reviewed by Mario Pisani

2026

The Price of Money

The Price of Money

Jamie Rush, Tom Orlik and Stephanie Flanders

Reviewed by Kate Barker

2026

The Battle For Hamble

The Battle For Hamble

Bill Blain

Reviewed by Bronwyn Curtis

2026

A Century of Plenty

A Century of Plenty

Sven Smit, Chris Bradley, Nick Leung and Marc Canal

Reviewed by Felix Hathaway

2026

Soccernomics

Soccernomics

Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski

Reviewed by Catherine Connolly

2026

Yesterday: The United Kingdom from Thatcher to Covid

Yesterday: The United Kingdom from Thatcher to Covid

Brian Harrison

Reviewed by Kevin Gardiner

2026

Two Paths to Prosperity

Two Paths to Prosperity

Avner Greif, Guido Tabellini, and Joel Mokyr

Reviewed by Filippo Gaddo

2026

The Rage of Party

The Rage of Party

George Owers

Reviewed by Bridget Rosewell

2026

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World

Dani Rodrik

Reviewed by Lavan Mahadeva

2026

False Dawn

False Dawn

George Selgin

Reviewed by Ian Harwood

2026

Heterodox Economics

Heterodox Economics

Andrew Trigg

Reviewed by Geoff Crocker, ‘Rethinking Income and Money’

2026

Chokepoints

Chokepoints

Edward Fishman

Reviewed by William A. Allen, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

2026

On Natural Capital – The Value of the World Around Us

On Natural Capital – The Value of the World Around Us

Partha Dasgupta

Reviewed by Kate Barker, Universities Superannuation Scheme

2026

Eclipsing the West, China, India and the Forging of a New World

Eclipsing the West, China, India and the Forging of a New World

Sir Vince Cable

Reviewed by Vicky Pryce

2026

The Growth Story of the 21st Century

The Growth Story of the 21st Century

Nicolas Stern

Reviewed by Kevin Gardiner, Rothschild & Co/Cardiff Capital Region

2026