"Jean Tirole is that rare exception, a Nobel laureate who believes he has a social responsibility to talk clearly and responsibly about the topics on the minds of noneconomists. This is an exceptional book. It shows the value of careful economic thinking on topics ranging from unemployment to global warming. Required reading for policymakers, but also for anybody else who wants to understand today's economy." --Olivier Blanchard, former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund "Jean Tirole puts at center stage the essential contribution of economics, and economists, to our shared hopes and aspirations for the societies we live in. He has a hopeful message about how to address important challenges, whether the future of the euro or climate change. Economics for the Common Good demonstrates that the state and market need each other, and explores the institutional and policy framework that will align individual and collective interests. This is an essential book for anyone concerned about the key economic challenges we all face today.

" --Diane Coyle, author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History " Economics for the Common Good is a delightfully written and deeply insightful book. Offering striking and illuminating paradoxes about economic behavior, Jean Tirole discusses a broad range of problems related to economic well-being and the common good, from privacy and the dominance of Google to how we allocate scarce resources and deal with climate change." --Harold James, Princeton University.