The economics of public issues / Roger LeRoy Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.

Part 1. The Foundations of Economic Analysis -- 1. Death by Bureaucrat (when bureaucratic choices mean life for some people-and death for others) -- 2. Ethanol Madness (how one government policy illustrates the nature of all government policy) -- 3. Flying the Friendly Skies? (how safe is commercial air travel? How safe should it be?) -- 4. The Mystery of Wealth (why some nations are rich and others are poor) -- Part 2. Supply and Demand -- 5. Sex, Booze, and Drugs (the unintended and often harmful consequences of prohibiting voluntary exchange) -- 6. Kidneys for Sale (does a market for human organs make sense?) -- 7. When High Prices Are Low Prices (why "record high prices" are often much lower than they seem) -- 8. Are We Running Out of Water? (on a planet that's two-thirds water, how can we be running out of the stuff?) -- 9. The (Dis)incentives of Higher Taxes (how high taxes illustrate the old adage that "there is no free lunch") -- 10. Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea (when governments lower rents, tenants can suffer) -- Part 3. Labor Markets -- 11. (Why) Are Women Paid Less? (why are women paid less while men are working less?) -- 12. The Effects of the Minimum Wage (how a "living wage" can ruin the lives of minority youngsters) -- 13. Immigration, Superstars, and Poverty (are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer-and if not, why does it look that way?) -- 14. A Farewell to Jobs (why efforts to "save jobs" make us all poorer) -- Part 4. Market Structures -- 15. Big Oil, Big Oil Prices? (does ExxonMobil really decide how much we pay at the pump?) -- 16. Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies (why the NCAA and OPEC have morethan four-letter names in common) -- 17. Coffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free? (who wins and who loses from price discrimination) -- 18. College Costs (...and Costs and Costs) (college costs have tripled, but the quality of the product hasn't -- 19. Keeping the Competition Out (when the government steps in, the competition steps out) -- Part 5. Political Economy -- 20. Mortgage Meltdown (how Congress got us into the mortgage market mess) -- 21. The Political Economy of Collapsing Bridges (when shortsighted political decisions lead to long-term troubles) -- 22. Is Your Bank Manager Headed to Vegas with Your Money? (how deposit insurance encourages risky behavior by commercial banks) -- 23. Raising Less Corn and More Hell (how your tax dollars end up in farmers' pockets) -- 24. Crime and Punishment (incentives matter-especially to criminals) -- 25. The Graying of America (America is getting older, and you will foot the bill) -- Part 6. Property Rights and the Environment -- 26. The Trashman Cometh (the costs and benefits of recycling) -- 27. Bye-Bye, Bison (why some species are endangered and others aren't) -- 28. Smog Merchants (how markets can reduce pollution) -- 29. Greenhouse Economics (the economics of global climate change) -- Part 7. Globalization and Economic Prosperity -- 30. Globalization and the Wealth of America (is globalization all bad?) -- 31. The $750,000 Steelworker (the economic consequences of restricting international trade) -- 32. The Lion, the Dragon, and the Future (do China, India, and other modernizing nations herald the demise of America?).

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