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The Undercover Economist
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How Facebook Is Like Ikea
They get their customers to do the work—and to enjoy doing it.
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The Stag Hunt
The obscure game-theory problem that explains why rich countries are rich.
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Snips, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails
There's finally proof that boys do ruin schools for girls.
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Milton Friedman, Meet Richard Feynman
How physics can explain why some countries are rich and others are poor.
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The Economics of Addiction
Is it possible that heroin junkies and crackheads are actually rational?
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The Shock of the New
What the history of the electric dynamo teaches about the future of the computer.
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The Mystery of the 5-Cent Coca-Cola
Why it's so hard for companies to raise prices.
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If God Were an Accountant …
Whose life is worth more, a drug dealer or a prostitute?
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Tax the Middle-Aged!
A few bold new ideas to make taxes more efficient and more fair.
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Minibar Economics
Why you should stay at hotels that overcharge for drinks and Wi-Fi access.
