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The Mismeasurement of America
How Outdated Government Statistics Mask the Economic Struggle of Everyday AmericansBy Gene LudwigNarrated by John Hopkinson, Gene LudwigLength3h 47m
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"A hard-hitting indictment of the data underpinning federal economic policies."
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The Mismeasurement of America
reveals, at long last, why public perceptions of the economy differ so drastically from prevailing statistics. The truth turns out to be disconcerting: The statistics are misleading.
Here we find the roots of growing public resentment. Despite headlines heralding growth and prosperity, most Americans have fallen behind. They're working harder year upon year not to get ahead but merely to stay apace. For them, the American Dream appears to be slipping further and further away.
Beneath the resentment is something else: The misleading statistics that shape our understanding of reality are steering powerful policymakers to make misguided decisions at the federal, state, and local levels alike. And, for most Americans, the results continue to be catastrophic.
How did we get here? Having spent the better part of the last forty years working on economic policy, former US Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig walks readers through the research done by the economic team at the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity. In the process, we see how outdated definitions have skewed our perceptions of:
Unemployment
Wages
Inflation
Upward mobility and growth
The Mismeasurement of America presents new and better ways to understand what's
really happening in the American economy. To save the American Dream, we need good economic indicators. In these pages, Gene Ludwig shows us how to get there.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (48)
Includes Goodreads
GenrePsychology, Business and Economics
Length3 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byJohn Hopkinson, Gene Ludwig
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 30, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Openingcredits
5Chapter 03
2Introduction
6Chapter 04
3Chapter 01
7Conclusion
4Chapter 02
8Closingcredits
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