The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford

The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford

Author of the extremely popular Dear Economist column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a decent used car. Supermarkets, coffee houses, airlines, insurance companies and more are sucking money from our wallets. To protect ourselves and our bank accounts, we must better understand why companies do what they do. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as unequaled in its accessibility, The Undercover Economist is a sheer delight-and the one book on economics that every American should read.. a book on economics that will enthrall its readers. Beautifully written and argued, it brings the power of economics to life. This book should be required reading .-Steven D. Levitt, author of Freakonomics

Tim Harford is the Financial Times' Undercover Economist and Dear Economist writer. Esquire, Forbes, New York magazine, Wired, TheWashington Post, and TheNew York Times have all published his work. The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life are two of his previous books. Harford is a visiting fellow at London's Cass Management School and hosts the popular BBC radio show More or Less. He won the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism in 2006 and the Royal Statistical Society Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2010.

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ISBN 13	9780199926510
ISBN 10	0199926514
Title	The Undercover Economist
Author	Tim Harford
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2012-08-15
Number of pages	304
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