Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist
WEBTim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of “The Next Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy”, “Messy”, and the million-selling “The Undercover Economist”. Tim is a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of Radio 4’s “More or Less”, the iTunes-topping series “Fifty Things That Made ...
Articles - Tim Harford
WEBPanama Disaster 1: Ferdinand De Lesseps, "the Great Frenchman", was convinced that he was the man to build the Panama Canal. No, he wasn't an engineer and no, he'd never actually been to Panama before. But he'd managed to dig the Suez Canal, and everyone had said that... “Thanks to Tim Harford’s characteristic wit and magnetic storytelling ...
Biography - Tim Harford
WEBOne line biography Tim Harford, “the Undercover Economist”, is a Financial Times columnist, BBC broadcaster, and the author of ten books (most recently "The Truth Detective") and the podcast “Cautionary Tales”. Brief biography Tim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of "How To …
Messy - Tim Harford
WEBTim Harford shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world. It’s a masterful case for the life-changing magic of cluttering up’. Messy: How To be Creative and Resilient in a Tidy-Minded World celebrates the benefits that messiness has in our lives: why it’s important, why we resist it ...
It’s the uncertainty, not the delay, that gets you in the end
WEBSep 22, 2022 · I first began to conceive of this column three and a half hours before typing these words, as I stood with my wife and children in an impossibly long queue for the Eurostar, snaking across Gare du Nord in 35C heat. The problem was not the delay, but the discomfort, the anxiety and the uncertainty.…
Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy - Tim Harford
WEBDrawing from the hugely popular BBC radio program and podcast “ 50 Things That Made The Modern Economy,” I discuss the inventions that have transformed the ways we work, play and live. From the plough to artificial intelligence, from Gillette’s disposable razor to Ikea’s Billy bookcase, I recount each invention’s own memorable story ...
Books - Tim Harford
WEBBooks | Tim Harford. “Fabulously readable, lucid, witty and authoritative…. Every politician and journalist should be made to read this book…”. “Endlessly insightful and full of surprises – exactly what you would expect from Tim Harford.”. “Packed with fascinating detail…. Harford has an engagingly wry style and his book is a ...
The Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
WEBA totally delightful book that educates as well as entertains. The Undercover Economist is a rare specimen: a book on economics that will enthrall its readers. Beautifully written and argued, it brings the power of economics to life. This book should be required reading for every elected official, business leader, and university student.
Adapt - Tim Harford
WEBAdapt | Tim Harford. When faced with complex problems, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a grand vision, experts to draw up a detailed plan of action, or gurus who can provide us with some infallible solution. In this groundbreaking book, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most ...
Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
WEBUndercover Economist | Tim Harford. My weekly column in the Financial Times on Saturdays, explaining the economic ideas around us every day. This column was inspired by my book and began in 2005. Travel broadens the mind, especially if the destination is the cradle of the Renaissance. However, the Florentine masterpiece on display that caught ...