Edward Conard

Top Ten New York Times Bestselling Author

  • “Unintended Consequences should be read by anyone who takes for granted the superiority of progressive taxation and has not thought carefully about the trade-offs involved.” - The New Republic
Upside of Inequality Unintended Consequences Oxford

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How America Can Lead the Global Economy

What I learned at Bain Capital working with Mitt Romney: outsourcing is good and America's future isn't manufacturing, it's ideas. Foreign Policy Magazine By Edward Conard | June 7, 2012 The United States must integrate its economy more fully with China and India to maximize their dependence on the United States for employment, innovation, and growth in order to cement its leadership role. This dependence not only increases the chances of a mutually beneficial ... Read More

Businessweek review by Roger Lowenstein

With his bashing of private equity, Barack Obama has given Mitt Romney a huge opening. Edward Conard, Romney’s friend and former partner at Bain Capital, is eagerly seizing that opportunity with his manifesto for private investment, Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong. Conard is eloquent and passionate about the virtue of investment and even the merits of America’s trade deficit. He’s the ideal guy to challenge post-crash ... Read More

Romney’s Former Partner: Mitt Has ‘Deep Understanding’ of Economy

Newsmax Sunday, 13 May 2012 10:15 PM By Andra Varin and John Bachman Mitt Romney understands how the economy works and he is ready to focus on long-term growth by encouraging private investment in innovation, author Ed Conard told Newsmax TV. Conard, a former partner in Romney’s Bain Capital, is the author of “Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong.” In the book, he argues that the Obama administration has discouraged ... Read More

Edward Conard on “Big Think”

Ed Conard: The Man Behind the 'Most Hated Book in America' Jonathan Fowler and Elizabeth Rodd | May 21, 2012 Due to his argument that income inequalty is a sign that the economy is working, The New York Times called former Bain Capital Managing Director Ed Conard's book, Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You've Been Told About The Economy Is Wrong the "most hated book in America." In this far-ranging interview with Big Think's CEO Victoria Brown, Conard ... Read More