Tyler Cowen – Discover Your Inner Economist

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Summary

• One of America’s most respected economists presents a quirky, incisive romp through everyday life that reveals how you can turn economic reasoning to your advantage—often when you least expect it to be relevant.Like no other economist, Tyler Cowen shows how economic notions—such as incentives, signals, and markets—apply far more widely than merely to the decisions of social planners, governments, and big business.

• What does economic theory say about ordering from a menu?

• Or attracting the right mate?

• Or controlling people who talk too much in meetings?

• Or dealing with your dentist?