Naked economics : undressing the dismal science / Charles Wheelan ; foreword by Burton G. Malkiel.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Norton,
2002.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 260 pages ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- The power of markets : Who feeds Paris?
- Incentives matter : why you might be able to save your face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros)
- Government and the economy : government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers)
- Government and the economy II : the army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500
- Economics of information : McDonald's didn't create a better hamburger
- Productivity and human capital : Why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are?
- Financial markets : what economics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!)
- The power of organized interests : what economics can tell us about politics
- Keeping score : Is my economy bigger than your economy?
- The Federal Reserve : why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper
- Trade and globalization : the good news about Asian sweatshops
- Development economics : the wealth and poverty of nations
- Epilogue : life in 2050 : seven questions.