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| Document Type: | Book |
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| 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. |
Abstract:
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
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"Booklist"
"Witty, compelling, and sensible, these essays should resonate in this era of economic turmoil."
"Library Journal"
"Frank's writing sparkles, and the topics, which include health care and the subprime-mortgage crisis, are timely."
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