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Armchair economist: economics and everyday life

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Simon & Schuster 2012Description: xiii, 316p. 20 cm ; PbkISBN:
  • 978-1471101311
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.3 LAN
Contents:
What life is all about -- Good and evil -- How to read the news -- How markets work -- The pitfalls of science -- The pitfalls of religion.
Summary: Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies? When does it make sense not to recycle? Steven Landsburg demystifies the economics of everyday behaviour in these witty and accessible essays. He examines everything from taxes, unemployment and illiteracy to the mating game, the death penalty and environmentalism.
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Books Books H.T. Parekh Library GSB Collection 306.3 LAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) In transit from H.T. Parekh Library to H.T. Parekh Library since 07/04/2024 B2676

Book well/1122/19-Dec-18/499; Pd.Rs.374.25/-

What life is all about --
Good and evil --
How to read the news --
How markets work --
The pitfalls of science --
The pitfalls of religion.

Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies? When does it make sense not to recycle? Steven Landsburg demystifies the economics of everyday behaviour in these witty and accessible essays. He examines everything from taxes, unemployment and illiteracy to the mating game, the death penalty and environmentalism.

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