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The Economics of Just About Everything

The hidden reasons for our curious choices and surprising successes
By Andrew Leigh
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The Economics of Just About Everything by Andrew Leigh uses engaging examples and Australian data to explore how economics influences diverse areas from sports and the stockmarket to everyday life. It reveals surprising links such as height affecting income, birth month impacting rugby league chances, and news cycles altering foreign aid following disasters. With insights from behavioural economics, the book offers fresh facts and provocative ideas that illuminate how incentives shape our decisions and outcomes.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in economics, social science, and everyday mysteries who enjoy accessible and thought-provoking nonfiction. It suits those seeking fresh perspectives and practical insights delivered with wit and clarity.

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A fun and illuminating book full of surprising facts and amazing insights about how the laws of economics affect our everyday lives.

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Did you know that another 10 cm of height boosts your income by thousands of dollars per year? Or that a boy born in January is nearly twice as likely to play first grade rugby league as a boy born in December? Or that natural disasters attract more foreign aid if they happen on a slow news day? And that a perfectly clean desk can be as inefficient as a messy one?

Drawing on examples and data from across Australia, Andrew Leigh shows how economics can be used to illuminate what happens on the sporting field, in the stockmarket, and at work. Economics has things to say about AC/DC and Arthur Boyd, dating and dieting, Grange and Geelong, murder and poverty.

The Economics of Just About Everything explores how incentives matter, often in surprising ways, and how seemingly simple everyday activities can have unexpected outcomes. Insights from behavioural economics can also help us make better decisions.

If you like fresh facts and provocative ideas, this is great train and weekend reading. You'll soon see the world and the people around you in a new light.

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George Megalogenis praises the book for demonstrating that economics can explain almost everything, while Annabel Crabb finds it captivating, charming, and well-written, blending political and economic perspectives well.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743314715

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 326g

Pages: 256

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Andrew Leigh Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Non-Fiction

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Andrew Leigh is the author of several books, including Battlers and Billionaires.

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