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The Logic of Life The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

Paperback • 2009 • English

The Logic of Life The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

By Tim Harford

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About the book

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions–and you might be surprised to hear the answers coming from an economist. But award-winning journalist...Show more

Behavioural economics
International economics
Development economics and emerging economies

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ISBN

9780812977875

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The Logic of Life The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

Format

Paperback

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