Timothy Douglas HarfordOBEFSS (born 27 September 1973) is an English economic journalist who lives inOxford.[6][7][8][9][10] Harford is the author of four economics books[5][9][11] and writes his long-runningFinancial Times column,The Undercover Economist, syndicated inSlate magazine, which explores the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His column in theFinancial Times,Since You Asked, ran between 2011 and 2014 and offered a sceptical look at the news of the week.[12]
Since October 2007 Harford has presented theBBC Radio 4 programmeMore or Less. The series segments are also available as podcasts. Subsequently, Harford launched his own podcast on the podcast production networkPushkin Industries, calledCautionary Tales.[13][14]
Harford joined theFinancial Times in 2003 on a fellowship in commemoration of business columnist Peter Martin.[16][17] He continued to write his financial column after joiningInternational Finance Corporation in 2004, and he rejoined theFinancial Times as economics lead writer in April 2006. He is also a member of the newspaper's editorial board.[citation needed]
In August 2007, he presented a television series on theBBC,Trust Me, I'm an Economist.[21][22] In October 2007, Harford replacedAndrew Dilnot on the BBC Radio 4 seriesMore or Less. From November 2016, he presented an economic history documentary radio and podcast series50 Things That Made the Modern Economy. Since November 2019, he has been presenting the podcast seriesCautionary Tales. On 13 November 2020 he started a new podcast series onCOVID-19 Vaccination calledHow to Vaccinate the World.[23]
Harford is managed by the agency Knight Ayton.[24]
More or Less won theRoyal Statistical Society's 2010 award for statistical excellence in broadcast journalism.[25] In 2017 Harford was made an Honorary Fellow of the society.[26]
The Next Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy[36]
How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers[37] published in North America as:The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics[38]
^Dear Undercover Economist: Priceless Advice on Money, Work, Sex, Kids, and Life's Other Challenges (2009). New York, Random House. 2009.ISBN978-0-8129-8010-3
^'The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run – or Ruin – an Economy (2014). Penguin Riverhead Books (US).ISBN978-1594631405
^Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives (2016). Riverhead Books.ISBN978-1594634796
^50 Things That Made the Modern Economy (2017). Little, Brown.ISBN978-1408709115
^The Next Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy (2020). The Bridge Street Press.ISBN978-1408712665
^How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers (2020). Little, Brown.ISBN978-1408712245
^The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics (2021). Riverhead Books.ISBN978-0593084595