“Fascinating and provocative read... Works of such scope and ambition rarely come along in economics...”

Robert H. NelsonEconomic History Association

“Tomas Sedlacek proposes no less than a “humanomics”, a view of our fate in this world of scarcity that takes account of human stories and philosophies.”

Deirdre McCloskeyUniversity of Illinois

“It draws attention to the people and invites its readers to look outside the box.”

Der Spiegel