The Economic Naturalist:In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas

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出版社: Basic Books
2008-04
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780465003570
定价: 132.20
装帧: 平装
开本: 大32开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 240页
正文语种: 英语
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  • Whydothekeypadsondrive-upcashmachineshaveBrailledots?Whyareround-tripfaresfromOrlandotoKansasCityhigherthanthosefromKansasCitytoOrlando?Fordecades,RobertFrankhasbeenaskinghiseconomicsstudentstoposeandanswerquestionsliketheseasawayoflearninghoweconomicprinciplesoperateintherealworld-whichtheydoeverywhere,allthetime.Onceyoulearntothinklikeaneconomist,allkindsofpuzzlingobservationsstarttomakesense.Drive-upATMkeypadshaveBrailledotsbecauseitscheapertomakethesamemachineforbothdrive-upandwalk-uplocations.TravelersfromKansasCitytoOrlandopaylessbecausetheyareusuallyprice-sensitivetouristswithmanychoicesofdestination,whereastravelersoriginatingfromOrlandotypicallychooseKansasCityforspecificfamilyorbusinessreasons.TheEconomicNaturalistemploysbasiceconomicprinciplestoanswerscoresofintriguingquestionsfromeverydaylife,and,alongtheway,introduceskeyideassuchasthecost-benefitprinciple,thenocashonthetableprinciple,andthelawofoneprice.Thisisasdelightfulandpainlessawaytolearnfundamentaleconomicsasthereis. RobertH.FrankistheHenriettaJohnsonLouisProfessorofManagementandProfessorofEconomicsatCornellUniversity’sJohnsonGraduateSchoolofManagement.His"EconomicScene”columnappearsmonthlyintheNewYorkTimes.HispreviousbooksincludeTheWinner-Take-AllSociety(withPhilipCook),LuxuryFever,andPrinciplesofEconomics(withBenBernanke).Frank’smanyawardsincludetheAppleDistinguishedTeachingAwardandtheLeontiefPrizeforAdvancingtheFrontiersofEconomicThought.HelivesinIthaca,NewYork. Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    1 Rectangular Milk Cartons and Cylindrical Soda Cans: The Economics of Product Design

    2 Free Peanuts and Expensive Batteries: Supply and Demand in Action

    3 Why Equally Talented Workers Often Earn Different Salaries and Other Mysteries of the World of Work

    4 Why Some Buyers Pay More Than Others: The Economics of Discount Pricing

    5 Arms Races and the Tragedy of the Commons

    6 The Myth of Ownership

    7 Decoding Marketplace Signals

    8 The Economic Naturalist Hits the Road

    9 Psychology Meets Economics

    10 The Informal Market for Personal Relationships

    11 Two Originals

    Parting Thoughts

    Notes

    Index
  • 内容简介:
    Whydothekeypadsondrive-upcashmachineshaveBrailledots?Whyareround-tripfaresfromOrlandotoKansasCityhigherthanthosefromKansasCitytoOrlando?Fordecades,RobertFrankhasbeenaskinghiseconomicsstudentstoposeandanswerquestionsliketheseasawayoflearninghoweconomicprinciplesoperateintherealworld-whichtheydoeverywhere,allthetime.Onceyoulearntothinklikeaneconomist,allkindsofpuzzlingobservationsstarttomakesense.Drive-upATMkeypadshaveBrailledotsbecauseitscheapertomakethesamemachineforbothdrive-upandwalk-uplocations.TravelersfromKansasCitytoOrlandopaylessbecausetheyareusuallyprice-sensitivetouristswithmanychoicesofdestination,whereastravelersoriginatingfromOrlandotypicallychooseKansasCityforspecificfamilyorbusinessreasons.TheEconomicNaturalistemploysbasiceconomicprinciplestoanswerscoresofintriguingquestionsfromeverydaylife,and,alongtheway,introduceskeyideassuchasthecost-benefitprinciple,thenocashonthetableprinciple,andthelawofoneprice.Thisisasdelightfulandpainlessawaytolearnfundamentaleconomicsasthereis.
  • 作者简介:
    RobertH.FrankistheHenriettaJohnsonLouisProfessorofManagementandProfessorofEconomicsatCornellUniversity’sJohnsonGraduateSchoolofManagement.His"EconomicScene”columnappearsmonthlyintheNewYorkTimes.HispreviousbooksincludeTheWinner-Take-AllSociety(withPhilipCook),LuxuryFever,andPrinciplesofEconomics(withBenBernanke).Frank’smanyawardsincludetheAppleDistinguishedTeachingAwardandtheLeontiefPrizeforAdvancingtheFrontiersofEconomicThought.HelivesinIthaca,NewYork.
  • 目录:
    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    1 Rectangular Milk Cartons and Cylindrical Soda Cans: The Economics of Product Design

    2 Free Peanuts and Expensive Batteries: Supply and Demand in Action

    3 Why Equally Talented Workers Often Earn Different Salaries and Other Mysteries of the World of Work

    4 Why Some Buyers Pay More Than Others: The Economics of Discount Pricing

    5 Arms Races and the Tragedy of the Commons

    6 The Myth of Ownership

    7 Decoding Marketplace Signals

    8 The Economic Naturalist Hits the Road

    9 Psychology Meets Economics

    10 The Informal Market for Personal Relationships

    11 Two Originals

    Parting Thoughts

    Notes

    Index
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