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Hezbollah and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Can game theory solve the Israel-Lebanon war?   		Tim Harford   Aug 03, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
The Price Is Right
Does evolution explain why we hate to pay more for scarce goods?   		Tim Harford   Mar 29, 2008   Undercover Economist, The  
The Logic of Life
Why divorce is good for women.   		Tim Harford   Jan 15, 2008   Undercover Economist, The  
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
The economic case for polygamy.   		Tim Harford   Feb 17, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
Risky Business
Should you ever buy rental car insurance?   		Tim Harford   May 12, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
A Marriage of Convenience
How matrimony is alarmingly like coal mining.   		Tim Harford   Sep 16, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
I Want It Now!
The curious economics of temptation.   		Tim Harford   Nov 25, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
Why the Stock Market Rises in January …
And why it shouldn't.   		Tim Harford   Jan 27, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Urinalysis
What potty training reveals about excessive executive salaries.   		Tim Harford   Jan 13, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Minibar Economics
Why you should stay at hotels that overcharge for drinks and Wi-Fi access.   		Tim Harford   Feb 17, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
How To Sell a Tuna
What fish markets teach about the economy.   		Tim Harford   Jun 22, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
The Stag Hunt
The obscure game-theory problem that explains why rich countries are rich.   		Tim Harford   Sep 28, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Waiting for Good Joe
Do coffee shops discriminate against women?   		Tim Harford   Nov 10, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Amazing Racism
A study that shows the true stupidity of discrimination.   		Tim Harford   Feb 02, 2008   Undercover Economist, The  
Smallpox or Facebook?
Which better explains how ideas move through society: diseases or social networks?   		Tim Harford   Mar 15, 2008   Undercover Economist, The  
But My Neighbor Has a Cell Phone …
Finally, a sensible way to measure poverty.   		Tim Harford   Jul 26, 2008   Undercover Economist, The  
The Wisdom of Crowds?
A single economic forecast is usually wrong. But groups of economic forecasts are often just as mistaken. Why?   		Tim Harford   Aug 09, 2008   Undercover Economist, The  
My Boss Is 65 and Pregnant
How fertility advances could allow women to take over the boardroom.   		Tim Harford   Nov 11, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
We're Watching You, Slacker
Do hardworking employees make their lazy colleagues more productive?   		Tim Harford   Dec 23, 2006   Undercover Economist, The  
The Shock of the New
What the history of the electric dynamo teaches about the future of the computer.   		Tim Harford   Jun 09, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Hillary's Odds
Can you rig the political betting markets?   		Tim Harford   Jul 07, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Dumb Bomb
Why most terrorists are so incompetent.   		Tim Harford   Jul 21, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Vive la Différence
Are societies hard-wired to tolerate income inequality?   		Tim Harford   Nov 24, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Simple Giving
C'mon, you can do better than a gift card.   		Tim Harford   Dec 08, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
Rationalizing Resolutions
Can economics make you a better person?   		Tim Harford   Dec 22, 2007   Undercover Economist, The  
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