THE BOOK
Non-Stupid Economics: How Four Simple Facts Can Increase Profits, Incomes, and the Wealth of Nations is a striking new entry in economic thought that challenges economic orthodoxy and offers a clearer path to growth, investment, and policy—one that doesn’t read like theory, but like strategy. Told through a direct and candid exchange between a PhD economist and an advanced AI, the book rips into the myths behind today’s dominant economic models. From inflation and monetary policy to foreign trade, infrastructure, and speculation, it offers something rare: a fact-based lens on what actually drives prosperity in modern economies.
What sets this book apart is its format. It’s not a manifesto or a monograph—it’s a conversation. But one that dives deep, moves fast, and challenges the core of both Keynesian and Chicago School assumptions. The central message? Real-world business and policy decisions are being distorted by fictional supply and demand curves, outdated models of money, and misplaced trust in markets that don’t exist. Fixing that isn’t academic—it’s essential for growth, investment returns, and long-term competitiveness.
Whether you’re an executive, policymaker, investor, or someone simply tired of the ideological gridlock that stalls progress, Non-Stupid Economics is a rare thing: an economics book that might actually change how people think—and act. It’s a business-minded blueprint for smarter decisions, better policies, and stronger economies, grounded in one radical idea: Look at the facts.
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The Author
As a college and university professor, Dennis Paulaha taught macroeconomic and microeconomic theory at the principles, intermediate, advanced, and graduate level, monetary theory and policy, environmental economics, and special issues courses.
In the real world, he wrote economic/investment newsletters with as many as 70,000 paid subscribers and was vice president of research for a national brokerage company.
He has B.S. and M.A. degrees in economics from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Washington.