The book breaks down how economists act as "engineers" to fix broken markets by focusing on three essential requirements:
In a traditional economics textbook, prices rule the world. If you want bread, you pay $2. If you want a house, you bid until the highest offer wins. Price, according to Adam Smith’s “invisible hand,” is the universal allocator. It signals scarcity, balances supply and demand, and decides who gets what. The book breaks down how economists act as