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ISBN: 9780753513385 - The Economic Naturalist The Economic Naturalist
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0753513382  ISBN13: 9780753513385
Publisher: Ebury Press Virgin Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03 Apr 2008
Economics doesn't just happen in classrooms or international banks. It is everywhere and influences everything we do and see, from the cinema screen to the streets. This book reveals why many of the most puzzling parts of everyday life actually... More
ISBN: 9780691153193 - The Darwin Economy The Darwin Economy
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0691153191  ISBN13: 9780691153193
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 15 Aug 2011
Who was the greater economist - Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? This title predicts that within the next century Darwin can unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. It argues that Darwin's understanding of competition that describes... More
ISBN: 9780070166745 - Microeconomics and Behavior Microeconomics and Behavior
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0070166749  ISBN13: 9780070166745
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition: 8th Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Nov 2009
Covers the essential topics of microeconomics while exploring the relationship between economics analysis and human behavior. This book helps students develop economic intuition. Robert Frank's "Microeconomics and Behavior" covers the essential... More
ISBN: 9780753519660 - The Return of The Economic Naturalist The Return of The Economic Naturalist
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0753519666  ISBN13: 9780753519660
Publisher: Ebury Press Virgin Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 28 May 2009
Shows how our personal choices about everything from paying for food and housing to large-scale policy decisions about taxation and the regulation of markets all boil down to the same simple economic principles, often resulting in the same... More
ISBN: 9780691146935 - Luxury Fever Luxury Fever
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0691146934  ISBN13: 9780691146935
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 21 Feb 2010
The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. This title presents a comprehensive account of these... More
ISBN: 9780691156682 - The Darwin Economy The Darwin Economy
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0691156689  ISBN13: 9780691156682
Publisher: The University Press Group Ltd Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 24 Sep 2012
Who was the greater economist - Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? This title predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. It argues that Darwin's understanding of competition describes... More
ISBN: 9780393960228 - Passions within Reason Passions within Reason
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0393960226  ISBN13: 9780393960228
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 Mar 1991
This examination of the selfishness advocated by the "me generation" juxtaposes acknowledged selfless acts in business, political and personal life with emotional signals such as blushing, indicating moral judgements, and draws an optimistic... More
ISBN: 9780195049459 - Choosing the Right Pond Choosing the Right Pond
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0195049454  ISBN13: 9780195049459
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 09 Dec 1993
Is it better to be a big frog in a small pond or a small frog in a big pond? Here, economist Robert H. Frank argues that concerns about status permeate and profoundly alter a broad range of human behavior. He shows how status considerations affect... More
ISBN: 9780691146942 - What Price the Moral High Ground? What Price the Moral High Ground?
Robert H Frank

ISBN10: 0691146942  ISBN13: 9780691146942
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 21 Feb 2010
Financial disasters - and stories of the greedy bankers who precipitated them - seem to underscore the idea that self-interest will always trump concerns for the greater good. But is it valid? This title challenges the notion that doing well is... More
ISBN: 9780753522264 - The Winner-Take-All Society The Winner-Take-All Society
Robert H Frank, Philip J Cook

ISBN10: 0753522268  ISBN13: 9780753522264
Publisher: Ebury Press Virgin Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03 Jun 2010
Why does the top one per cent of the population capture such a disproportionate amount of the wealth? Why do top athletes win dozens of sponsorship deals, yet competitors who finish just moments behind struggle to attract a single deal? More