02166cam a2200397 a 4500 82862 20230410105430.0 090306s2009 nyu 001 0 eng 2009005682 (OCoLC)ocn290470379 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP OEM CDX VP@ JBO BUR 9780812980103 0812980107 CDX 9430526 NZ1 13065393 AU@ 000043931015 (OCoLC)290470379 HB74.P8 H374 2009 330 22 Harford, Tim, 1973- Dear undercover economist : priceless advice on money, work, sex, kids, and life's other challanges / Tim Harford. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2009. xii, 226 p. ; 21 cm. Includes index. Introduction : can economics make you happier? -- Speed dating with a money-back guarantee -- How to spend your lottery winnings -- Efficient protocols for the lavatory seat -- How to fool a wine snob -- Selling Michigan to the Chinese. In the first collection of his popular Financial Times columns, Undercover Economist Tim Harford offers witty, charming, and at times caustic answers to our most pressing concerns--all through the lens of economics. Does money buy happiness? Can cities be greener than farms? Can you really "dress for success"? When's the best time to settle down? Harford provides hilarious, unexpected, and wise answers to these and other questions. Arranged by topic, easy to read, and hard to put down, Dear Undercover Economist lends an outrageous, compassionate, and indispensable perspective on anything that may irk or ail you--a book well worth the investment.--From publisher description. Economics. Economics Psychological aspects. Conduct of life Economic aspects. Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008114217 YBP Library Services YANK 3037870 Coutts Information Services COUT 9430526 15.00 USD lcc bk rpeña C0 DRFGD 36571 36571 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 3 0 HB74.P8 H374 2009 00000075156 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk