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The Economic Naturalist

Autor Robert H. Frank
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 apr 2008
Discover the secrets behind hundreds of everyday enigmas, with this book that reveals the hidden economics in day to day life. Will appeal to fans of "Freakonomics" and "Does Anything Eat Wasps?".
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780753513385
ISBN-10: 0753513382
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: Integrated b/w drawings and photos
Dimensiuni: 131 x 195 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Colecția Virgin Books

Recenzii

"Fascinating ... provides the answers to some of life's quirkiest conundrums" Daily Mail "Explains how cold, hard cash really does make our world go round" Independent 20080328 "Can be returned to again and again like one of those all-you-can-eat buffets" New York Times "Don't miss this addictive book. As Robert Frank and his students figured out dozens of everyday puzzles together, they produced ideas that are charming, curious, educational and lots of fun. Wonderful stuff." Tim Harford, author of 'The Undercover Economist' and 'The Logic of Life' "Fascinating, mind-expanding, and lots of fun" Steven Pinker, author of The Blank Slate

Descriere

Have you ever wondered why there is a light in your fridge but not in your freezer? Or why 24-hour shops bother having locks on their doors? Or why soft drink cans are cylindrical, but milk cartons are square? The answer is simple: economics. For years, economist Robert Frank has been encouraging his students to ask questions about the conundrums and strange occurrences they encounter in everyday life and to try to explain them using economics. Now in this bestselling book, he shares the most intriguing - and bizarre - questions and the economic principles that answer them to reveal why many of the most puzzling parts of everyday life actually make perfect (economic) sense.


Notă biografică

Robert H. Frank is the Henrietta Louis Johnson Professor of Management and Professor of Economics at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. His previous books include The Winner-Takes-All Society (with Philip Cook), Luxury Fever and Principles of Economics (with Ben Bernanke). Frank's many awards include the Apple Distinguished Teaching Award and the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.
www.robert-h-frank.com