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Simon & Schuster UK, April 2009
Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1847395252
ISBN-13: 9781847395252
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Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies?
When does it make sense not to recycle?
Why are laws against polygamy detrimental to women?
Steven E. Landsburg examines everything from taxes, unemployment and illiteracy to the mating game, the death penalty and environmentalism to solve the puzzling questions that occur in daily living. Both controversial and humorous, The Armchair Economist demystifies the economics of everyday behaviour, and shows how the laws of economics can reveal themselves in surprising ways.
Put your convictions to the test with The Armchair Economist.
When does it make sense not to recycle?
Why are laws against polygamy detrimental to women?
Steven E. Landsburg examines everything from taxes, unemployment and illiteracy to the mating game, the death penalty and environmentalism to solve the puzzling questions that occur in daily living. Both controversial and humorous, The Armchair Economist demystifies the economics of everyday behaviour, and shows how the laws of economics can reveal themselves in surprising ways.
Put your convictions to the test with The Armchair Economist.
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Chapter 1“This new edition of The Armchair Economist is a wide-ranging, easily digested, unbelievably contrarian survey of everything from why popcorn at movie houses costs so much to why recycling may actually reduce the number of trees on the planet. Landsburg valiantly turns the discussion of vexing economic questions into an activity that ordinary people might enjoy.”
-- Joe Queenan
Steven E. Landsburg's Books
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The Big QuestionsProfessor Steven Landsburg uses concepts from mathematics, economics, and physics to address the big questions in philosophy.Read More
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More Sex Is Safer SexIn the tradition of Freakonomics, the author of The Armchair Economist presents a series of stunning arguments that turn everyday life on its head.Read More
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