Tim Harford is the author of the bestseller The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life and a member of the editorial board of the Financial Times, where he also writes the “Dear Economist” column. He is a regular contributor to Slate, Forbes, and NPR’s Marketplace. He was the host of the BBC TV series Trust Me, I’m an Economist and now presents the BBC series More or Less. Harford has been an economist at the World Bank and an economics tutor at Oxford University. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.
With over one million copies sold, The Undercover Economist has been hailed worldwide as a fantastic guide to the fundamental principles of economics. An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part Economics 101 and part exposé of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices.
New to this edition: This revised edition, newly updated to consider the banking crisis and economic turbulence of the last four years, is essential for anyone who has wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. Senior columnist for the Financial Times Tim Harford brings his experience and insight as he ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States to reveal how supermarkets, airlines, and coffee chains--to name just a few--are vacuuming money from our wallets. Harford punctures the myths surrounding some of today's biggest controversies, including the high cost of health-care; he reveals why certain environmental laws can put a smile on a landlord's face; and he explains why some industries can have high profits for innocent reasons, while in other industries something sinister is going on.
Covering an array of economic concepts including scarce resources, market power, efficiency, price gouging, market failure, inside information, and game theory, Harford sheds light on how these forces shape our day-to-day lives, often without our knowing it. Showing us the world through the eyes of an economist, Tim Harford reveals that everyday events are intricate games of negotiations, contests of strength, and battles of wits. Written with a light touch and sly wit, The Undercover Economist turns "the dismal science" into a true delight.
必须承认,我对通俗易懂的读物总是很感兴趣,哪怕它有时候过于浅显。《卧底经济学》和《真是世界的经济学》就是其中的两本。 不妨来看看《卧底经济学》第一章的引子: “如果你像我一样经常买咖啡喝,那么你可能会想:肯定有人从中大发横财。如果报纸上偶尔的抱怨是正确的,...
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評分由開始到結束,整本書都趣味央然.儘管一些經濟學的名詞,如稀少性、價格、供求關係,外部不經濟等,都不是新鮮事物,但Harford文筆活潑,例子生動,寫來象閒話家常.讀着讀着,是呀,就是這樣的,便看完整本書了.書的的最後一章,分析中國經改的成功經驗,談國有企業的改革,言簡...
評分写的挺好,用经济学的知识实实在在的,分析了我们生活中遇到的各种现象,以及国家治理中的各种问题(不是政治角度),令人耳目一新:原来经济学是真的有用的。它是一门与现实紧密相连的学问。不似法学,法学的渊源流传的思想你不去了解,好像对你我也没什么。 在这种有用的趋势...
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