The Logic of Life

http://www.timharford.com/logicoflife/

“Life often seems to defy logic. When a prostitute agrees to unprotected sex, or a teenage criminal embarks on a burglary, or a smoker lights another cigarette, we seem to be a million miles from what we would call rational behaviour. None of this makes sense – or does it? Tim Harford thinks it does. And by weaving stories from locations a...

http://www.timharford.com/logicoflife/

“Life often seems to defy logic. When a prostitute agrees to unprotected sex, or a teenage criminal embarks on a burglary, or a smoker lights another cigarette, we seem to be a million miles from what we would call rational behaviour. None of this makes sense – or does it? Tim Harford thinks it does. And by weaving stories from locations as diverse as a Las Vegas casino and a Soho speed-date together with insights from an ingenious new breed of economist, he aims to persuade you that we are all, in fact, surprisingly logical. Reading this book, you’ll discover that the unlikeliest of people – racists, drug addicts, revolutionaries and rats – comply with economic logic, always taking account of future costs and benefits, even if they don’t quite realise it. It even explains why your boss is overpaid…”

蒂姆•哈福德（Tim Harford），深受全球读者追捧的著名的卧底经济学家，被誉为“当前最幽默的生活经济学大师”。他主笔的“亲爱的经济学家”专栏已成为《金融时报》有史以来关注度最高的专栏之一，在专栏中，他用最新的经济学理论为读者五花八门的疑问和牢骚提供轻松诙谐的经济学解读。著有《卧底经济学》，这本书已经被翻译为30多种语言，在世界多国发行。他还曾在世界银行工作，担任牛津大学的经济学教授，为国际知名金融公司担任首席经济学家。目前他与妻子及两个孩子一起住在伦敦。