Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-08-28
William J. Baumol of New York University reviews “Inside the Economist's Mind: Conversations with Eminent Economists” by Paul A. Samuelson, William A. Barnett,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Sixteen papers present interviews with some of the world's most important economists, whose work contributed to the evolution of modern economic thought. Papers include interviews with Wassily Leontief; David Cass; Robert E. Lucas Jr.; Janos Kornai; Franco Modigliani; Milton Friedman; Paul A. Samuelson; Paul A. Volcker; Martin Feldstein; Christopher A. Sims; Robert J. Shiller; Stanley Fischer; Jacques Dreze; Thomas J. Sargent; Robert Aumann; and James Tobin and Robert J. Shiller on the “Yale Tradition” in macroeconomics. Samuelson is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Barnett is Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Kansas. No index.”