Dear Undercover Economist: Priceless Advice on Money, Work, Sex, Kids, and Life's Other Challenges - Brossura

Harford, Tim

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ISBN 10: 0812980107 ISBN 13: 9780812980103

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2009

Riassunto

Addresses write-in questions from an economic standpoint, in a volume culled from the author's popular Financial Times column that shares his perspectives on such topics as the cost-benefit analysis of smoking, how economies of scale can enable romantic relationships, and the positive and negative externalities of setting off fireworks. By the best-selling author of The Logic of Life. Original.

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Recensione:

“Harford writes like a dream–and is also one of the leading economic thinkers of his generation.”—David Bodanis, author of Electric Universe

L'autore:

Tim Harford is the author of the bestseller The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life and a member of the editorial board of the Financial Times, where he also writes the “Dear Economist” column. He is a regular contributor to Slate, Forbes, and NPR’s Marketplace. He was the host of the BBC TV series Trust Me, I’m an Economist and now presents the BBC series More or Less. Harford has been an economist at the World Bank and an economics tutor at Oxford University. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0812980107
• ISBN 13: 9780812980103
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 226