The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

Harford, Tim

ISBN 10: 1400066425 / ISBN 13: 9781400066421

Published by Random House (edition 1), 2008

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Seller Inventory # 1400066425-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
• Publisher: Random House (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400066425
• ISBN 13: 9781400066421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The best-selling author of The Underground Economist weaves together real-life scenarios, ranging from a Las Vegas casino to a barroom speed date, to analyze the underlying economic logic behind seemingly irrational behavior, explaining how people are responding to future costs and benefits and how socially tragic outcomes have their roots in individually rational decisions. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Tim Harford is the author of the bestseller The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life and a member of the editorial board of the Financial Times, where he also writes the “Dear Economist” column. He is a regular contributor to Slate, Forbes, and NPR’s Marketplace. He was the host of the BBC TV series Trust Me, I’m an Economist and now presents the BBC series More or Less. Harford has been an economist at the World Bank and an economics tutor at Oxford University. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.