The Logic Of Life
Author | : Tim Harford |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2010-09-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780748122158 |
ISBN-13 | : 074812215X |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Logic Of Life written by Tim Harford and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truly eye-opening . . . There is almost no situation that Harford cannot dissect with his sharp economist's tools . . . economics has never been this cool' NEW STATESMAN If humans are so clever, why do we smoke and gamble, or take drugs, or fall in love? Is this really rational behaviour? And how come your idiot boss is so overpaid? In fact, the behaviour of even the unlikeliest of individuals - prostitutes, drug addicts, racists and revolutionaries - complies with economic logic, taking into account future costs and benefits, even if we don't quite realise it. We are rational beings after all.