Showing posts with label Moral Economics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moral Economics. Show all posts
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Amazon's list of best non-fiction books coming out in May

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 Here is Amazon's list of   Best Nonfiction books of May .  (You have to scroll to the right to see Moral Economics , but I'm still...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Moral Economics: a brief review in the Sunday Times ("fascinating and very different":)

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 A column (on unemployment) in the Sunday Times by it's economics editor  David Smith, ends with a brief review of Moral Economics, as a...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Organ donation after euthanasia in the Netherlands

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In the Netherlands, not only is it legal to receive medical aid in dying (MAID), but  a growing number of MAID patients are able to successf...

Moral Economics, on the Passion Struck podcast

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In the run up to the May publication date, I've been interviewed on a variety of podcasts about my book Moral Economics: From Prostituti...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Moral Economics, on the Armchair Expert podcast

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At the Armchair Expert podcast, Dax Shepard interviewed me in anticipation of the May publication of my book Moral Economics: From Prostit...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

First box of books

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Moral Economics won't be for sale until May 12, but the supply chain is stirring: my publisher sent me a box of finished copies.
Monday, April 6, 2026

Moral Economics: Al Roth and Ray Fisman at Cambridge Public Library, Monday May 11

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 Here's the invitation to a discussion I'll have in May with Ray Fisman , about Moral Economics. Some of my Boston/Cambridge friend...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Nonfiction Publishing, Under Threat, Is More Important Than Ever (New Republic)

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 As an author with a forthcoming non-fiction book , it's both depressing to read that non-fiction book sales are down, but inspiring to...
Monday, March 23, 2026

The innovative supply chain of illegal drugs--even in prisons

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 Strategy sets are big, so we’re not going to be able to end illegal drug use by spraying defoliants on fields of poppies, or arresting deal...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Paid plasma donations are becoming more middle-class

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  The NYT has the story: The Middle-Class Suburbanites Who Sell Their Blood Plasma to Get By.  Across the United States, plasma centers are ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Pre-publication review of Moral Economics from Publisher's Weekly

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Another small adventure in publishing:)  Here's the pre-publication review of Moral Economics from Publisher's Weekly . " TL;D...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Moral Economics: Book cover and jackets

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  Getting a book out involves some tedium (e.g. trying to proofread the index) as well as many small excitements: here's the full book c...
Friday, February 6, 2026

Moral Economics: back-cover blurbs

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 I now know what blurbs will likely be on the back cover of Moral Economics when it comes out in May. They are by Peter Singer , Abhijit Ba...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Spam invitation to be featured in a book club

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 As the author of a forthcoming book ( Moral Economics ) I now get book-related emails from publicists, podcasters and others.  But I suspec...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Yuck! and the long journey to a book title

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  As I mentioned in yesterday's post , I'm working on the galleys of my forthcoming book, Moral Economics . This has reminded me o...
Monday, October 27, 2025

New book! Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work--forthcoming!

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   I have a forthcoming book, (at long last) and it now even has a cover. (Note the halo:)  I'm reading the galleys right now...   Moral...