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ARMCHAIR ECONOMIST (Record no. 197026)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781471101311
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Gifted
Note Sudhakar, 7045818418
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 306.3
Item number LAN/AR
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Personal name Landsburg, Steven E
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title ARMCHAIR ECONOMIST
Remainder of title : Economics and Everyday Life
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Simon & Schuster
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 316
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note 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).<br/><br/>In this revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg’s hugely popular book, he applies economic theory to today’s most pressing concerns, answering a diverse range of daring questions, such as:<br/><br/>Why are seat belts deadly?<br/>Why do celebrity endorsements sell products?<br/>Why are failed executives paid so much?<br/>Who should bear the cost of oil spills?<br/>Do government deficits matter?<br/>How is workplace safety bad for workers?<br/>What’s wrong with the local foods movement?<br/>Which rich people can’t be taxed?<br/>Why is rising unemployment sometimes good?<br/>Why do women pay more at the dry cleaner?<br/>Why is life full of disappointments?<br/><br/>Whether these are nagging questions you’ve always had, or ones you never even thought to ask, this new edition of The Armchair Economist turns the eternal ideas of economic theory into concrete answers that you can use to navigate the challenges of contemporary life.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economic institutions
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2025-11-19 Gifted 550.00   306.3 LAN/AR E1102236 2025-11-20 2025-11-19 Lending