The new world of economics a remake of a classic for new generations of economics students - McKenzie, Richard B.; Tullock, Gordon (Heidelberg Springer, 2012)
Contents: PART I: The New World of Economic Thinking - Economic Thinking - - Anything Worth Doing Is Not Necessarily Worth Doing Well - - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Economist's Demand - - PART II: The New World of Markets Economics - Price and the "Law of Unintended Consequences" - - Pricing Lemons, Views, and University Housing - - Markets and More Markets - - PART III: The New World of Personal Economics - Marriage, Family, and Divorce - - Sexual Behavior - - Exploitation of Affection - - Dying: The Most Economical Way to Go! - - Cheating and Lying - - Fat Economics - - PART IV: The New World of Pricing Strategies - Why Sales - - Why Popcorn Costs so Much at the Movies - - Why So Many Coupons - - Why Some Goods Are Free - - The Question of Queues - - PART V: The New World of College and University Education - The University Economy - - The Economics of Learning - - Does the NCAA Exploit College Athletes? - - Why Professors Have Tenure and Business People Don't - - PART VI: The New World of Contrarian Economics - Public Choice Economics - - In Defense of Monopoly - - Behavioral Economics - - Problems with Behavioral Economics - - Why Men Earn More on Average than Women-And Always Will.
Original title: The new world of economics : explorations into the human experience
Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-550) and index.
Keywords: Economics; Economics -- Methodology; Social sciences; Social sciences -- Methodology