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082 0 0 _a330.90511
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100 1 _aHarford, Tim,
_d1973-
_eauthor.
_9427177
245 1 4 _aThe undercover economist :
_bexposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor--and why you can never buy a decent used car /
_cTim Harford.
264 1 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2006.
300 _ax, 276 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tWho pays for your coffee? --
_g2.
_tWhat supermarkets don't want you to know --
_g3.
_tPerfect markets and the "world of truth" --
_g4.
_tCrosstown traffic --
_g5.
_tThe inside story --
_g6.
_tRational insanity --
_g7.
_tThe men who knew the value of nothing --
_g8.
_tWhy poor countries are poor --
_g9.
_tBeer, fries, and globalization --
_g10.
_tHow China grew rich.
520 1 _a"This volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices." "The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why he can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other questions, as economist Tim Harford reports back from Africa, Asia, and Europe to reveal how supermarkets, airlines, and coffee chains - to name just a few - are vacuuming money from our wallets. Harford punctures the myths surrounding some of today's biggest controversies, including the high cost of health care; he reveals why certain environmental laws can put a smile on a landlord's face; and he explains why some industries have high profits for innocent reasons, while in other industries high profits are the result of sinister schemes. Covering an array of economic concepts including scarce resources, market power, efficiency, price gouging, market failure, inside information, and game theory. Harford sheds light on how these forces shape our day-to-day lives, often without out knowing it."--BOOK JACKET.
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650 0 _aEconomics.
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650 0 _aConsumer education
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