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Annotated Listing of New Books

Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(2), 821-869
Editor's Note Our policy is to annotate all English-language books on economics and related subjects that are sent to us. A very small number of foreign-language books are called to our attention and annotated by our consulting editors or others. Our staff does not monitor and order books published; therefore, if an annotation of a book does not appear six months after the publication date, please write to us or the publisher concerning the book.

Monetary Policy and Its Unintended Consequences

Andrew Levin
Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(2), 813-814
Andrew T. Levin of Dartmouth College and NBER reviews “Monetary Policy and Its Unintended Consequences” by Raghuram Rajan. The EconLit abstract of this book begins: “Details how monetary adventurism can have unintended effects and promotes policy that is moderate and focused on combating high inflation and financial instability.”

JEL Classification System

Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(2), 870-885
The categories listed below are used to classify books, book reviews, journal articles, and dissertations indexed in JEL and EconLit. New changes to the classification system appear as soon as possible on www.econlit.org . The JEL classification system may be used freely for scholarly purposes. We suggest the following format: “JEL: A10, B10, etc.”

Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History

Paul W. Rhode
Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(2), 809-811
Paul W. Rhode of University of Michigan and NBER reviews “Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History” by Kyle Harper. The EconLit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the ways that human history has shaped disease ecology and pathogen evolution and how disease ecology and pathogen evolution have shaped human history in turn, detailing how the emergence, incidence, and consequences of disease in both individuals and populations are inseparable from a wider array of social and environmental factors.”

Schooled and Sorted: How Educational Categories Create Inequality

Julian Betts
Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(2), 807-809
Julian Betts of University of California, San Diego reviews “Schooled and Sorted: How Educational Categories Create Inequality” by Thurston Domina, Andrew M. Penner, and Emily K. Penner. The EconLit abstract of this book begins: “Explores the production, adaptation, and enactment of categories in US schools, focusing on how this categorization is essential to the education system and promotes inequalities within it.”

Annotated Listing of New Books

Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(1), 334-404
Editor's Note Our policy is to annotate all English-language books on economics and related subjects that are sent to us. A very small number of foreign-language books are called to our attention and annotated by our consulting editors or others. Our staff does not monitor and order books published; therefore, if an annotation of a book does not appear six months after the publication date, please write to us or the publisher concerning the book.

JEL Classification System

Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(1), 405-420
The categories listed below are used to classify books, book reviews, journal articles, and dissertations indexed in JEL and EconLit. New changes to the classification system appear as soon as possible on www.econlit.org . The JEL classification system may be used freely for scholarly purposes. We suggest the following format: “JEL: A10, B10, etc.”

What Universities Owe Democracy

M. Lee Pelton
Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(1), 320-323
M. Lee Pelton of The Boston Foundation reviews “What Universities Owe Democracy” by By Ronald J. Daniels. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Promotes the argument that colleges and universities are essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy, suggesting that these institutions have a responsibility to act in defense of the liberal democratic experiment.”

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Maria Demertzis
Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(1), 329-330
Maria Demertzis of Bruegel and European University Institute reviews “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” by Chris Miller. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Promotes the argument that the contemporary world is defined by semiconductors, detailing how this technology has come to determine the shape of international politics, the structure of the world economy, and the balance of military power.”

The Wealth of a Nation: Institutional Foundations of English Capitalism

Gregory Clark
Journal of Economic Literature 2024 62(3), 1261-1263
Gregory Clark of University of Southern Denmark reviews “The Wealth of a Nation: Institutional Foundations of English Capitalism” by Geoffrey M. Hodgson. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Discusses the English economy from 1300 to about 1820, focusing on the foundational conditions that enabled a dramatic transition from stagnation to growth that occurred in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.”