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The economic naturalist's field guide : common sense principles for troubled times
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The economic naturalist's field guide : common sense principles for troubled times

Author: Robert H Frank
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents an analysis of such issues as income distribution, saving, taxation, spending, health care, employment, and financial investment, and explains why they have become problematic under current American economic policies.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert H Frank
ISBN: 9780465015115 0465015115
OCLC Number: 246893759
Notes: Includes index.
Description: 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Talking back to Rush Limbaugh --
Do nice guys always finish last? --
Money and happiness --
Trailblazers --
The dismal state of economics education --
Thinking about health care --
Getting prices right --
Energy and the environment --
Winner-take-all markets --
The causes and consequences of growing income inequality --
Borrowing, saving, and investing --
The economics of information.
Responsibility: Robert H. Frank.

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The "New York Times" columnist and author of "The Economic Naturalist," Robert Frank returns to show how behavioral economics can illuminate some of the most important issues of our times  Read more...

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"Witty, compelling, and sensible, these essays should resonate in this era of economic turmoil."

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