University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

Jean Tirole wrote the seminal textbook on industrial organization and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2014. In this book, he bridges the gap between academic research and public policy. For non-economists, this book provides insight into how economics can be used to understand many challenges facing society. For economists, it is a useful reminder that economics is a tool. It is up to economists to “with humility and conviction, harness economics for the common good.”