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" The logic of life : "
Tim Harford
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BL
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Record Number
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697502
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Doc. No
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b519691
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Main Entry
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Harford, Tim,1973-
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Title & Author
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The logic of life : : the rational economics of an irrational world /\ Tim Harford
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Edition Statement
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1st ed
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Random House,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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Page. NO
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xiv, 255 pages ;; 25 cm
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ISBN
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1400066425
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: 9781400066421
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-244) and index
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Contents
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Introducing the logic of life -- Las Vegas -- Is divorce underrated? -- Why your boss is overpaid -- In the neighbourhood -- The dangers of rational racism -- The world is spiky -- Rational revolutions -- A million years of logic
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Abstract
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Analyzes 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
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Subject
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Economics-- Psychological aspects
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Subject
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Rational expectations (Economic theory)
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Dewey Classification
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339
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LC Classification
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HB74.P8H375 2008
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