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“Full of economic ideas and queries.
Economico Naturalista wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“Not bad so far, but not quite as good as I was hoping. ”
Steve B wrote this review Thursday, July 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Disappointing. The inspiration for this book was a creative thought experiment that the author assigned to his introductory students... might make for good (fun) teaching/learning, but it doesn't really work to hold the book together... too bad.”
Danilo P wrote this review Wednesday, March 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not nearly as good as freakonomics...”
Brian M wrote this review Friday, March 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is an outstanding book. It's a collection of papers from Frank's students that apply economic theory to everyday questions, such as: why are milk cartons rectangular and soda cans cylindrical; why do hotels and airlines charge cancellation fees, but rental car companies don't, and on and on. Fascinating stuff, with many counterintuitive conclusions, which is not uncommon when you understand economics. Highly recommended.”
Ron B wrote this review Sunday, February 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a relatively short book, full of mostly 1 page topics and discussion of the economic principles behind the topic. Overall, it was an enjoyable read, but the author did seem to be guessing on some of the answers for the questions he posed.”
johd wrote this review Thursday, September 6 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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