The Armchair Economist
Economics and Everyday Life
by Steven E. Landsburg
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appears in Economy, Economics, and Finance.
The extensively revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg?s hugely popular book, The Armchair Economist??a delightful compendium of quotidian examples illustrating important economic and financial theories? (The Journal of Finance).In this revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg?s hugely popular book, he applies economic theory to tod...
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appears in Economy, Economics, and Finance.
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