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Puzzles and Paradoxes in Economics (Hardcover, UK ed.)
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Puzzles and Paradoxes in Economics (Hardcover, UK ed.)
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Economics is full of puzzles and paradoxes that often frustrate and
challenge everyone, including economists. This engaging book
includes fifty puzzles and focuses on three types of paradox.
First, everyday observations that appear to belie common sense
(such as, why do some supermarket items sell for more per ounce in
larger sizes?). Secondly, those paradoxes which have perplexed
economists in the past but have since been fairly resolved (such
as, the diamond-water paradox). Finally, empirical or conceptual
anomalies that remain unresolved and present a challenge to today's
economists (such as the voting paradox).Fifty puzzles and paradoxes
are analysed in a clear framework. Examples include: the fairness
of market wages, the alleged gold absurdity, Giffin goods and the
Irish potato famine, the paradox of thrift, the supposed perversity
of Wall Street, the leisure paradox, why the best Washington apples
are shipped out of state (the Alchian-Allen theorem), the question
of whether teachers are underpaid, whether studying economics makes
people immoral and whether war is good for the economy. This
original and unusual book will have a wide appeal, ranging from the
lay person with an interest in everyday economic puzzles, to the
student and teacher wishing to develop their understanding of some
of the paradoxes that have existed and continue to exist in
economics. It will serve as an ideal source for teachers who want
to challenge their students with unusual economic problems.
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