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Andrew Leigh



Andrew Leigh is a member of the Australian Parliament. He holds a PhD from Harvard University, and is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Before being elected in 2010, he was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. His books include The Shortest History of Economics, The Luck of Politics and Randomistas.

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The Shortest History of Eco...

3.93 avg rating — 1,248 ratings — published 2024
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How Economics Explains the ...

3.92 avg rating — 1,201 ratings7 editions
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Randomistas: How Radical Re...

3.69 avg rating — 208 ratings8 editions
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Battlers and Billionaires: ...

3.97 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions
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The Economics of Just About...

3.55 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions
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The Luck of Politics: True ...

3.75 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Reconnected: A Community Bu...

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3.87 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions
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Choosing Openness: A Lowy I...

3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings3 editions
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Disconnected

3.61 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Fair Game: Lessons from Spo...

4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings3 editions
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“Corruption flourishes when economic power meets crooked politics outside the public eye.”
Andrew Leigh, How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity

“Because investors could buy shares in the Dutch East India Company, it was the world’s first public company.”
Andrew Leigh, How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity

“Trade had the effect of ‘unbundling’ production and consumption.7 Trade means that things no longer need to be made and sold in the same country.”
Andrew Leigh, How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity



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