TY - BOOK AU - Landsburg, Steven E., TI - Armchair economist: economics and everyday life SN - 978-1471101311 U1 - 306.3 LAN PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Economics--Sociological aspects N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -