Max Steuer

Economist & author.
📚 Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy
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When economic theory is shallow and rushed, the solutions often look like this.

A desperate pull on an uncooperative system.

“A simplistic and hasty model will yield a result at best inexact, at worst false.”

📘Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy
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Keynes once said economics is like plumbing - vital, but unglamorous.

I disagree.

The economy shapes society, just as society shapes the economy.

It’s not just plumbing. It’s architecture.

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The economy doesn’t sit outside society.
It shapes it �� and is shaped by it.

Policy can’t ignore that loop. And good economics never does.

📘 Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy
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We say economic policy should “expand choice.”

I say: it should also promote virtue-courage, curiosity, and compassion.

Not a mainstream view. But I think it’s time we reconsider.

📙 Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy
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They’ve put me in a box.

But Dangerous Guesswork is all about thinking outside it.

Available now—no assembly required.
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When economic advice starts to feel like a shell game, it probably is.

Models aren’t magic.

"Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy" is my attempt to make that clear.

📙 Out now from Springer.
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“Private property” is not beyond question.

It’s shaped by laws, history, and power.

This image, from "Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy", invites us to ask:

Who benefits?
Who decides?
📘Out now from Springer.
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🔨 Imagine building a £ like this—with tools, wood, and hope.

That’s what bad economic policy often looks like.

My book, "Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy," is about making sure our policies don’t collapse under their own weight.

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When economists get it wrong, the wealthy don’t always notice.

But someone always pays.

📘"Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy" — out now.

(Based on Jon Riley’s haunting sketch.)

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Thrilled to see Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy cited in @imanomics latest piece in @thejakartapostt. Insightful analysis on Prabowo's economic strategy.

📰 Read the full article here:
https://t.co/xOHZEhPDmJ

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📕 We were delighted to welcome @MaxSteuer for our @LSEEcon event.

Steuer introduced his new book, "Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy" and discussed the need to draw on specialist skills to make policy.

Listen to the lecture here 👇
https://t.co/2CvtFUjRmm

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📖 Read this review of @MaxSteuer's book, 'Dangerous Guesswork In Economic Policy'.

We had the pleasure of having @MaxSteuer discuss his book.

Watch the discussion here 👇 https://t.co/Mw53cicfdL

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#WeekendReading

Elaine Coburn's double review of Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy by @MaxSteuer and Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality by Sarah Kerr.

Read it here 👉 https://t.co/cpjMOTintI

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Are governments today doing enough to reduce ever-widening inequalities, or are they pandering to the wealth elite?

Books by @MaxSteuer Sarah Kerr consider this question in different ways @LSEReviewBooks 👇

https://t.co/MDVZfaiLCj

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Are governments doing enough to address today’s widening #inequalities, or are they pandering to the #wealth elite?

Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy by @MaxSteuer and Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality by Sarah Kerr, reviewed by Elaine Coburn.

https://t.co/VfGwx8MWFt

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As the relationship between the super-rich & political power becomes increasingly obvious, these 📚 by @MaxSteuer & Sarah Kerr show readers why responsible economic policy is imperative to build more just societies, writes Elaine Coburn @LSEReviewBooks.
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How do we achieve economic fairness in a world where inequalities grow and the wealthy few dominate?

Are governments addressing these gaps—or pandering to the elite?

Read the @LSEReviewBooks take on Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy.

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NEW ✨ Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy by @MaxSteuer @SpringerNature and Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality by Sarah Kerr @policypress reviewed by Elaine Coburn @CFR_York.

@LSEEcon @LSEInequalities #Inequality #ExtremeWealth #Economics

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Thank you to everyone who attended my talk at @LSEEcon!

If you missed it, you can watch the recording here:
https://t.co/PPvaw4EgUg

Grateful to @LSEpublicevents and everyone who joined the discussion on how we can improve economic policymaking.

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We are live from LSE celebrating the start of a new term with this event on Max Steuer’s book launch ‘Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy’ #LSEEvents

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📢 We're delighted to welcome @MaxSteuer for tonight's @LSEEcon event.

Steuer will introduce his new book, "Dangerous Guesswork in Economic Policy" and discuss the need to draw on specialist skills to make policy.

In person and online. More info 👇
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