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ЭКОНОМИСТ НА ДИВАНЕ : ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКАЯ НАУКА И ПОВСЕДНЕВНАЯ ЖИЗНЬ =THE ARMCHAIR ECONOMIST: ECONOMICS AND EVERYDAY LIFE

Bibliographic Description

Экономист на диване : Экономическая наука и повседневная жизнь =The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life / Ландсбург, С. – М. : Изд-во Института Гайдара, 2012. – ISBN 978-5-93255-336-7.

Author
Ландсбург, С.
Publisher
Изд-во Института Гайдара
Year of publication
2012
Classification index (UDC)
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Language
Russian
Publication type
Book
Country of Publication
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Access
Available to all

Description

Steven Landsburg, a professor at the University of Rochester, invites us to look through an economist's eyes at the problems each of us faces in everyday life. Some of them may bring a smile (for example, questions of why popcorn in movie theaters is so expensive, why celebrity concerts sell out, or why laws banning polygamy are disadvantageous to women), while others are entirely serious and concern unemployment, inflation and interest rates. What unites them is that only economics can give a clear and precise answer. This book shows just how widely economics can be applied and how well it allows us to solve the puzzles that arise in everyday life.

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