'Truly eye-opening . . . There is almost no situation that Harford cannot dissect with his sharp economist’s tools . . . economics has never been this cool’ NEW STATESMAN
If humans are so clever, why do we smoke and gamble, or take drugs, or fall in love? Is this really rational behaviour? And how come your idiot boss is so overpaid? In fact, the behaviour of even the unlikeliest of individuals - prostitutes, drug addicts, racists and revolutionaries - complies with economic logic, taking into account future costs and benefits, even if we don’t quite realise it. We are rational beings after all.
- ‘A reader-friendly guide to the economics of everyday life . . . a fascinating study of how society is shaped’ Economist
- ‘Harford presents complex arguments with unfailing clarity and wit’ Sunday Times
- ‘The Logic of Life is as lively as it is smart, charming, penetrating and wise. If you are at all interested in knowing much more about how the world works, you couldn’t ask for a better guide than Harford’ Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics
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Published 05/03/2009