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“harold winter”

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  • Trade-Offs

    An Introduction to Economic Reasoning and Social Issues

    by Harold Winter ...
    How economists analyze real-world issues from overeating to organ transplants: "A wonderful introduction to economics for the layperson." — ChoiceWhen economists wrestle with issues such as unemployment, inflation, or budget deficits, they do so by incorporating an impersonal, detached mode of reasoning. But economists also analyze issues that, to others, typically do not fall within the realm of ... Read more

    $20.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Trade-Offs

    An Introduction to Economic Reasoning

    by Harold Winter ...
    The highly engaging introduction to thinking like an economist, updated for a new generation of readers.When economists wrestle with any social issue—be it unemployment, inflation, healthcare, or crime and punishment—they do so impersonally. The big question for them is: what are the costs and benefits, or trade-offs, of the solutions to such matters? These trade-offs constitute the core of how ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Economics of Crime

    An Introduction to Rational Crime Analysis

    by Harold Winter ...
    The Economics of Crime presents a review of economic scholarly research in the ever-growing field of crime and punishment. Without using graphs or mathematical equations, Winter combines theory and empirical evidence relating to public policy concerns over a wide range of controversial topics such as the death penalty, racial bias in the criminal justice system, gun control, the war on drugs, ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Issues in Law and Economics

    by Harold Winter ...
    Is file-sharing destroying the music industry? Should the courts encourage breach of contract? Does the threat of malpractice lawsuits cause doctors to provide too much medical care? Do judges discriminate when sentencing? With Issues in Law and Economics, Harold Winter takes readers through these and other recent and controversial questions. In an accessible and engaging manner, Winter shows ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Economics of Excess

    Addiction, Indulgence, and Social Policy

    by Harold Winter ...
    The Economics of Excess discusses both standard and behavioral economics as they apply to addiction, indulgence, and social policy.Chapter One provides a thorough discussion of economic models of addiction. The model developed in most detail takes into account both standard and behavioral approaches. The next three chapters examine specific indulgences: smoking, drinking, and overeating. The heart ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The Economics of Excess

    Addiction, Indulgence, and Social Policy

    by Harold Winter ...
    The Economics of Excess discusses both standard and behavioral economics as they apply to addiction, indulgence, and social policy.Chapter One provides a thorough discussion of economic models of addiction. The model developed in most detail takes into account both standard and behavioral approaches. The next three chapters examine specific indulgences: smoking, drinking, and overeating. The heart ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

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    The Future of Government

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  • Basic Income for Canadians

    From the COVID-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All

    by Evelyn L. Forget ...
    Before the COVID‐19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put millions out of work, the federal government implemented new measures which constituted Canada's largest ever experiment with a basic income for almost everyone.In this new and revised edition, Evelyn L. Forget ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Nudge

    The Final Edition

    by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein ...
    **An essential new edition―revised and updated from cover to cover―of one of the most important books of the last two decades, by Nobel Prize winner Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein* More than 2 million copies sold* New York Times bestseller**Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens ... Read more

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  • Phishing for Phools

    The Economics of Manipulation and Deception

    by George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller ...
    Why the free-market system encourages so much trickery even as it creates so much goodEver since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economics has been that free markets provide us with material well-being, as if by an invisible hand. In Phishing for Phools, Nobel Prize–winning economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller deliver a fundamental challenge to this insight, arguing that markets harm ... Read more

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  • Carrots and Sticks

    Unlock the Power of Incentives to Get Things Done

    by Ian Ayres ...
    Could you lose weight if you put $20,000 at risk? Would you finally set up your billing software if it meant that your favorite charity would earn a new contribution? If you’ve ever tried to meet a goal and came up short, the problem may not have been that the goal was too difficult or that you lacked the discipline to succeed. From giving up cigarettes to increasing your productivity at work, you ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Every Canadian's Guide to the Law

    Fourth Edition

    by Linda Silver Dranoff ...
    This indispensable reference guide, first published in 1997 and now in its fourth edition, has been fully updated to reflect current, important changes in Canadian law. Every Canadian’s Guide to the Law unfolds in a clear, accessible “cradle-to-grave” format, addressing issues from fetal rights to human rights, from teen sexuality to marriage and divorce, from workplace issues to will and estate ... Read more

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