Shock Values
Shock Values by Carola Binder is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Wall Street Journal, for a Consensus Score of 14 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedBinder's history covers more ground than most single-volume treatments of American monetary policy attempt, tracing price instability from Continental currency through the 2021-22 inflation shock. The book's real contribution is political rather than technical: it treats price stability as a contest between regions, classes, and interest groups rather than a purely technocratic problem.
In the press
“Carola Binder's vast and exhaustively researched history offers insights for the monetary historian and for the policymaker who needs to understand the nature of inflation”
The Independent Review
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wall Street Journal | 0.92 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.64 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.64 → 14 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Shock Values on?
Shock Values appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Wall Street Journal.
What is its Consensus Score?
Shock Values has a Consensus Score of 14 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.