蒂姆·哈福德:《金融時報》“親愛的經濟學傢”的專欄作傢。在這個專欄中,他用最新的經濟理論,為好奇心十足的讀者提供輕鬆詼諧、深入淺齣的答案。他同時還在世界銀行工作,擔任國際金融公司首席經濟學傢的主筆。之前,哈福德不但做過《金融時報》的經濟學社評作傢,還曾擔任一傢大型石油公司的經濟學傢、牛津大學的經濟學教授。他現居華盛頓。可以從http://www.timharford.com/deareconomist/上閱讀到哈福德的精彩評論。
An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other questions, as economist Tim Harford ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and of course the United States to reveal how supermarkets, airlines, and coffee chains--to name just a few--are vacuuming money from our wallets. Harford punctures the myths surrounding some of today's biggest controversies, including the high cost of health-care; he reveals why certain environmental laws can put a smile on a landlord's face; and he explains why some industries can have high profits for innocent reasons, while in other industries something sinister is going on. Covering an array of economic concepts including scarce resources, market power, efficiency, price gouging, market failure, inside information, and game theory, Harford sheds light on how these forces shape our day-to-day lives, often without our knowing it. Showing us the world through the eyes of an economist, Tim Harford reveals that everyday events are intricate games of negotiations, contests of strength, and battles of wits. Written with a light touch and sly wit, The Undercover Economist turns "the dismal science" into a true delight.
發表於2024-12-22
The Undercover Economist 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
隻看瞭一點,原著寫的挺好,翻譯的不好。不用看英文原文,隻根據上下文就能看齣不少地方翻譯錯瞭。譯者似乎沒有去理解他在翻譯,隻是把自己當個比“google translate"水平高的翻譯機器… *free* speech 還是 *free* beer都翻譯錯瞭,唉…
評分由開始到結束,整本書都趣味央然.儘管一些經濟學的名詞,如稀少性、價格、供求關係,外部不經濟等,都不是新鮮事物,但Harford文筆活潑,例子生動,寫來象閒話傢常.讀著讀著,是呀,就是這樣的,便看完整本書瞭.書的的最後一章,分析中國經改的成功經驗,談國有企業的改革,言簡...
評分必須承認,我對通俗易懂的讀物總是很感興趣,哪怕它有時候過於淺顯。《臥底經濟學》和《真是世界的經濟學》就是其中的兩本。 不妨來看看《臥底經濟學》第一章的引子: “如果你像我一樣經常買咖啡喝,那麼你可能會想:肯定有人從中大發橫財。如果報紙上偶爾的抱怨是正確的,...
評分雖然經濟學本身是一種客觀的分析工具,但這樣並不能錶明經濟學傢總是客觀的,經濟學傢研究權力問題、貧睏問題、增長問題、發展問題,但在運用這些模型分析以上問題時,很難對模型背後的現實世界無動於衷。所以經濟學傢經常超越自己的角色,去擔當經濟政策的工程師,成為某...
評分闊彆它的姊妹篇《魔鬼經濟學》一個月之後,開始看這本,原以為習慣此般齣人意料的結果,卻還是大吃一驚。 前九章各有重點,仍然圍繞著市場體係裏麵,提齣買賣市場失靈的問題,分彆是稀缺力量,外部效應,不完全信息,還有公平問題。從地鐵站的咖啡,到超市的不同貨物的定價,到...
圖書標籤: 經濟學 economics 經濟 原版 finance 科普 哈福德 economy
可入選for dummies係列的經濟學書, 涉及概念: Scarcity; Price Sensitivity; Perfectly Competitive Market & Efficiency; Government control; Monopoly; Externalities; Asymmetric Information; Market & Government failure; Rationality; Game theory; Diminishing and Increasing Return; Globalization...中國經濟騰飛重點講的是毛鄧兩個代錶性時代…對政府失靈的NHS例子深有體會,鄰居4歲的娃重感冒找GP預約’緊急’會診,結果排隊到三天後= =
評分還是比較入門的,作者兼任 BBC Radio 4 More or Less欄目的主持人——我也是書看到一半覺得作者名字眼熟發現的。
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評分可入選for dummies係列的經濟學書, 涉及概念: Scarcity; Price Sensitivity; Perfectly Competitive Market & Efficiency; Government control; Monopoly; Externalities; Asymmetric Information; Market & Government failure; Rationality; Game theory; Diminishing and Increasing Return; Globalization...中國經濟騰飛重點講的是毛鄧兩個代錶性時代…對政府失靈的NHS例子深有體會,鄰居4歲的娃重感冒找GP預約’緊急’會診,結果排隊到三天後= =
The Undercover Economist 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載