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The Undercover Economist

Tim Harford

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English
Abacus
08 March 2007
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station

Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder

How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't

Who really benefits from immigration

How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world's worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month

Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.
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Imprint:   Abacus
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 199mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   308g
ISBN:   9780349119854
ISBN 10:   0349119856
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   www.timharford.com

Tim Harford presented the BBC2 TV series TRUST ME I'M AN ECONOMIST and writes the 'Dear Economist' column for the FT Saturday magazine. An award-winning public speaker, Tim has been an economist for a major oil company and an economics tutor at Oxford University.

Reviews for The Undercover Economist

** 'Required reading ... It brings the power of economics to life' Steven D. Levitt, author of FREAKONOMICS ** 'Reading this book is like spending an ordinary day wearing X-ray goggles' David Bodanis, author of ELECTRIC UNIVERSE ** 'An excellent Undercover Introduction to Economics. If you think that sounds boring, you probably ought to read it' FT ** 'Economists do indeed think differently from the rest of us. This book gives an excellent introduction as to quite why they do' TELEGRAPH


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