Resilient Society

Markus K. Brunnermeier is the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Economics and director of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University, as well as a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He lives in Princeton, NJ.

Praise for the First Edition:  “[An] important book.”—Martin Wolf, Financial Times “The Resilient Society itself is a manifestation of resilience in the face of adversity.”—Peter Coy, New York Times "Mr. Brunnermeier takes ideas and applies them to the most pressing problem of the day: how to make the economy resilient so that it bounces back even after being hit hard by shocks.”—John Taylor, Wall Street Journal “The Resilient Society by Markus Brunnermeier is a creative, wide-ranging book that aims and often succeeds at providing a new perspective on a broad variety of policy issues facing both advanced and emerging economies.”—Jason Furman, Journal of Economic Literature “Brunnermeier’s case that we need to better understand and build resilience is . . . correct, convincing, and timely.”—Rajiv Sethi, India Today “Brunnermeier makes important contributions to the practical understanding of institutional resilience.”—Independent Review “In this book, Markus Brunnermeier thinks big about the long-term future, in light of the lessons we have learned from recent transforming events. His book is a significant read for anyone taking a leadership role in the coming years.”—Robert Shiller, 2013 Nobel laureate in economics