|Peter Boettke|
That is the judgement of Steven Levitt with respect to Pete Leeson. As readers of this blog know all too well, I think Levitt is actually understating how amazing an economist Pete has become. The Invisible Hook is not only an excellent example of careful scholarship, but an amazing example of the power of the economic way of thinking. If you haven't read it, make it one of your New Year resolutions to read it as soon as possible.
Congratulations to Pete, and a big thanks to him for reminding us all that economics is not only a deadly serious practical discipline for immediate public policy questions, but an indispensable tool for illumination and social understanding and one that in the right hands can be as entertaining and fun to read as the best literature while not losing a step in terms of educating us on how the world works. On New Years Eve raise a glass and toast Pete's amazing 2009 and wish him an even more amazing 2010 --- with his skills I don't doubt it for a minute that tomorrow will be even more amazing than today.
Onward and upward!
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