I am indebted to Jonathan Karp, who a decade ago suggested I write a nonfiction book about the limits of economic knowledge, and call the volume The Leading Indicators. Somehow I was able to resist spending years interviewing economists. But the title stuck with me.
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GREGG EASTERBROOK
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About the Author
GREGG EASTERBROOK is the author of a number of books, including The Progress Paradox, Tuesday Morning Quarterback, The Here and Now, and Sonic Boom. He is a contributing editor of The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, and The Washington Monthly, and a columnist for ESPN.com. He has been a distinguished fellow of the Fulbright Foundation, a visiting fellow of the Brookings Institution, a bartender, a bus driver, and a used-car salesman. Visit him online at greggeasterbrook.com.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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