Landsburg, Steven E.,

Armchair economist: economics and everyday life - New Delhi Simon & Schuster 2012 - xiii, 316p. 20 cm ; Pbk

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.

978-1471101311


Economics--Sociological aspects

306.3 LAN