Endorsements & Reviews

About Mark Skousen

“Mark Skousen’s Contributions to Economics” by Prof. Ken Schoolland, University of Hawaii: http://www.cobdencentre.org/2011/02/mark-skousens-contributions-to-economics/

Top 20 Most Influential Living Economists by Super Scholar: http://www.superscholar.org/features/20-most-influential-living-economists/

“Mark Skousen is an able, imaginative, and energetic economist.”— Milton Friedman, Nobel laureate in economics

“Mark Skousen is America’s leading economic author because he roots his luminous books in the real world, in the grand tradition of the great Austrian economists. He is the Hayek of our era.” — George Gilder, author of Knowledge and Power

“Skousen is one of the best financial economists I know.” — Larry Kudlow, host, CNBC Kudlow & Company

“Skousen is the only economist I know who I can understand. He writes for the common man!” — Dr. Laurence Hayek, U. K.

About Economics and Finance Books

“Better than any book out there! Skousen presents real business economics in a clear, provocative and logical fashion.” – Ian Mackechnie, University of Wales

“One of the most original books ever published in economics.” –Richard Swedberg (University of Stockholm), author of Schumpeter: A Biography

“A curious, enlightening and creative account of the world’s three mostinfluential economists, and why their theories have had such a huge impact on the economic history of the modern world.” – Robert J. Shiller, Stanley B. Resor Professor Economics, Yale University

“I love Mark Skousen’s book about the history of economics — it is so interesting and well written, and helps us visualize the big picture.” – Jeremy J. Siegel, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

“Eureka! Skousen has done the impossible. Students love it! I will never use another textbook again.”
– Harry Veryser, University of Detroit-Mercy

“Mark Skousen has a remarkable talent for explaining complex financial principles in every-day, understandable language. Investing in One Lesson is easy to read and full of practical advice. Read this book and you will relax and feel comfortable about your financial plan in any and all market conditions.” — John Dessauer, editor John Dessauer’s Investor’s World

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