Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times
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In The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide, Robert Frank applies behavioral economics to explore everything from government policies to how we love. The essays included—most of which originally appeared in The New York Times—teem with insights over a wide range of topics.
Why did so many people volunteer their time and money for the Obama campaign? Why do brides buy their wedding dresses while grooms rent their tuxedos? In a more serious vein, Frank explains why the U.S. health care system delivers such poor service despite spending twice as much per capita as the health systems in many other countries. Why does “congestion pricing” make sense? How do tax cuts worsen traffic jams? These incisive essays are never short of fascinating.
Softcover : 240 pages
Publisher: Basic Books Inc. ( May 26, 2009 )
Item #: 12-841682
ISBN: 9781616641078
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.54inches
Product Weight: 9.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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