Marina Krakovsky

The Middleman Economy: How Brokers, Agents, Dealers, and Everyday Matchmakers Create Value and Profit Marina Krakovsky 1st ed. 2015 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Introduction1. The Bridge2. The Certifier3. The Enforcer4. The Risk Bearer5. The Concierge6. The InsulatorConclusion: The Middleman EconomyAcknowledgements Biographical Note: Marina Krakovsky writes about ideas in the social sciences, particularly new research in psychology, sociology, and economics. Her work has appeared in Discover, the New York Times Magazine, Scientific American and Scientific American Mind, O, The Oprah Magazine, Psychology Today, Slate, Stanford Magazine, the Washington Post, Wired, and other publications. She is also co-author, with economist Kay-Yut Chen, of Secrets of the Moneylab: How Behavioral Economics Can Improve Your Business (Portfolio/Penguin, 2010). Marina graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.