In This Economy?

Is our national debt really a threat? What is a "mild" recession, exactly? If you're worried about your bank account balance, job security, or mortgage rate, what data should you be keeping tabs on? For anyone trying to make sense of disorienting headlines, there's no better interpreter than Kyla Scanlon. Through her trademark blend of witty i11ustrations, Creative analogies, and insights from behavioral economics, literature, and phi-losophy, Scanlon breaks down everythlng you need to know about how money and markets really work. This indispensable handbook reveáis the hidden torces driving key economic outcomes, the most common myths to steer clear of, and the dusty, outdated assumptíons that constrain our political imagination, offering a bold new path to building a prosperous society that works for everyone.