Tim Harford

Tim Harford is an economist, award-winning journalist and speaker, TV and radio personality, and bestselling author. His books, The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life have been translated into 30 languages and have sold nearly one million copies worldwide, hitting the bestseller lists not only in the US, UK and Canada but in translation from Spain to South Korea. Tim is well-known as the presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less.

Although Tim is a serious economist – after a career spanning Shell, the World Bank and tutoring at Oxford University, he is now on the Financial Times editorial board – his unique talent lies in the humorous touch he brings to his subject. His weekly Financial Times columns have attracted a cult following: Undercover Economist, which reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences, and Dear Economist, in which FT readers’ personal problems are answered tongue-in-cheek with the latest economic theory.

Tim has also been published in Slate, Esquire, Forbes, New York Magazine, Parade, Wired, the Washington Post, The Times (London), and the New York Times. He won the 2006 Bastiat Prize for economic journalism. A regular commentator on TV and radio shows on both sides of the Atlantic, Tim fronted the BBC 2 television series Trust Me, I’m an Economist and now presents the BBC Radio 4 series More or Less. Tim and the More or Less team will be keeping a close eye on statistical claims made by all candidates and parties during the 2010 election period and will be broadcasting their analysis on BBC Radio 4's PM and Today programmes throughout the campaign.

He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

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