Edward Conard

Top Ten New York Times Bestselling Author

  • “There are an amazing number of good ideas and interesting points made in Unintended Consequences. The thinking underlying it, and the obvious depth of understanding of the author, are very impressive.” - Steven Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics; 2004 John Bates Clark Medal
Upside of Inequality Oxford Unintended Consequences

Gender Pay Gap

Harvard Study Finds 11% MBTA Gender Pay Gap Despite Guaranteed Equal Pay

The WSJ reports on a study by Harvard economists, Valentin Bolotnyy and Natalia Emanuel, that finds an 11% gender pay gap—“60% of the earnings gap across the United States”— among union members of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, despite rigorous seniority rules and guaranteed equal pay for equal work. The authors conclude: “The gap…can be explained entirely by the fact that, while having the same choice sets in the workplace, women and men make different ... Read More

Andy Puzder Reviews The Upside of Inequality

"Edward Conard’s The Upside of Inequality is one of those rare books. Conard refreshingly places the credit for economic prosperity where it belongs: On the willingness of innovators, entrepreneurs and investors to assume risk and on the availability of properly trained talent to turn risk into success..." Andy Puzder RealClearPolitics April 27, 2017 It’s a rare pleasure when a book on economic theory discusses how our economy actually works. Edward ... Read More

Manhattan Institute Debate: How Free Enterprise Advocates Can Regain Control of the Republican Party

Ed Conard joined the Manhattan Institute for an in-depth discussion, hosted by Howard Husock, on how advocates of free enterprise can regain control of the Republican party. Conard goes on to summarize his Top 10 NYT bestselling book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class which lays out a blueprint for growing middle-and-working class wages in an economy where we have a near unlimited supply of unskilled labor. ... Read More

Washington Free Beacon: Ed Conard’s Proposal For The Next Republican Agenda

Matthew Continetti Washington Free Beacon November 4, 2016 One of the most important speeches of the 2016 election was delivered in Utah in June to an audience of ultra-rich Republicans that included Mitt Romney. The speaker was Edward Conard, who joined Bain Capital after graduating from Harvard Business School in 1982 and worked in private equity for twenty-five years before retiring to become, of all things, a pundit. Conard thrives in debate. His first book, ... Read More