Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: poor, rich, used, car, decent, economist, undercover, exposing
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0195189779
ISBN-13: 9780195189773

An economist’s version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who’s wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can’t seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other questions, as economist Tim Harford ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and of course the United

Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Random House
Keywords: irrational, world, economics, rational, life, logic
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-01-15
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1400066425
ISBN-13: 9781400066421

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions–and you might be surprised to hear the answers coming from an economist. But Tim Harford, award-winning journalist and author of the bestseller The Undercover Economist, likes to spring surprises

Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Recorded Books
Keywords: poor, rich, used, car, decent, economist, undercover, exposing
Published: 2006-03
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 1419392808
ISBN-13: 9781419392801

An economist’s version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who’s wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can’t seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other questions, as economist Tim Harford ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and of course the United

Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Keywords: failure, starts, success, adapt
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2011-05-10
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 0374100969
ISBN-13: 9780374100964

In this groundbreaking book, Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. When faced with complex situations, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action and blaze a path to success. Harford argues that today’s challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinion; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. Instead, we must adapt.Deftly weaving together psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and econo

Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Keywords: economist, undercover
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0345494016
ISBN-13: 9780345494016

“The economy [isn’t] a bunch of rather dull statistics with names like GDP (gross domestic product),” notes Tim Harford, columnist and regular guest on NPR’s Marketplace, “economics is about who gets what and why.” In this acclaimed and riveting book–part exposé, part user’s manual–the astute and entertaining columnist from the Financial Times demystifies the ways in which money works in the world. From why the coffee in your cup costs so much to why efficiency is not necessarily the answer to ensuring a fair society, from improving health care to curing crosstown traffic–

Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Keywords: sex, kids, life, challenges, work, money, economist, priceless, advice, undercover
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-08-25
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0812980107
ISBN-13: 9780812980103

Throughout history, great philosophers have been answering profound questions about life. But do they know why your socks keep disappearing from the dryer, or how to choose the quickest line at the supermarket? Probably not, but Tim Harford does. . . .In Dear Undercover Economist, the first collection of his wildly popular Financial Times columns, Tim Harford offers witty, charming, and at times caustic answers to our most pressing concerns–all through the lens of economics. Does money buy happiness? Is “the one” really out there? Can cities be greener than farms? Can you really “dress

Author: Tim Harford
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Keywords: irrational, world, economics, rational, life, logic
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2009-02-10
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0812977874
ISBN-13: 9780812977875

Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions–and you might be surprised to hear the answers coming from an economist. But award-winning journalist Tim Harford likes to spring surprises. In this deftly reasoned book, he argues that life is logic