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# Economic Facts and Fallacies

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Review: interesting and informative - I took 3 economic coursed in college and considered majoring in it, but I had never put together most of the pieces that the author did in this book. His careful analysis of different statistics on the economy was a real eye-opener. So much of the casual analysis in the media comes to the wrong conclusion because they don't go beyond the aggregated numbers. For example, men, on average, earn more than women, but when you consider those who have never married or had children (no child-bearing effects or spousal support of their education or careers) and have similar education and experience, women earn a similar or in some cases higher salary than men. Blacks earn less than Caucasians, but are also younger, on average. Since salary trends upward with age/experience, the agregate numbers need to be broken out by age, education, etc. Once this is done, one finds that factors other than race basicly explain the salary difference. The author gives many other examples in an easy-to-read and well-organized format. A great introduction to how we as a society can end up trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist, and then be disappointed when the solution is ineffective.
Review: Good - Good read

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,114 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Theory of Economics #21 in Economic Conditions (Books) #36 in Political Conservatism & Liberalism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,545) |
| Dimensions  | 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| Grade level  | 11 and up |
| ISBN-10  | 0465022030 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0465022038 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 304 pages |
| Publication date  | March 22, 2011 |
| Publisher  | Basic Books |
| Reading age  | 13 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ interesting and informative
*by D***K on September 9, 2011*

I took 3 economic coursed in college and considered majoring in it, but I had never put together most of the pieces that the author did in this book. His careful analysis of different statistics on the economy was a real eye-opener. So much of the casual analysis in the media comes to the wrong conclusion because they don't go beyond the aggregated numbers. For example, men, on average, earn more than women, but when you consider those who have never married or had children (no child-bearing effects or spousal support of their education or careers) and have similar education and experience, women earn a similar or in some cases higher salary than men. Blacks earn less than Caucasians, but are also younger, on average. Since salary trends upward with age/experience, the agregate numbers need to be broken out by age, education, etc. Once this is done, one finds that factors other than race basicly explain the salary difference. The author gives many other examples in an easy-to-read and well-organized format. A great introduction to how we as a society can end up trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist, and then be disappointed when the solution is ineffective.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good
*by N***A on September 20, 2025*

Good read

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thomas Sowell always challenges your thinking.
*by R***I on May 9, 2025*

Thomas Sowell is one of the clearest writers on Economics. While I may not always agree with his positions, his arguments are well researched with empirical data. If you are a Keynesian economist, he will challenge your most held beliefs. Most importantly Sowell teaches you to question any data/ statistics and ensure the data is not cherry picked to fit the author’s narrative. I would recommend reading How to lie with statistics as a follow up to this book to give yourself tools to better understand statistical manipulation.

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