The Armchair Economist

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Witty economists are about as easy to find as anorexic mezzo-sopranos, natty mujahedeen, and cheerful Philadelphians. But Steven E. Landsburg...is one economist who fits the bill. In a wide-ranging, easily digested, unbelievably contrarian survey of everything from why popcorn at movie houses costs so much to why recycling may actually reduce the number of trees on th...

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Witty economists are about as easy to find as anorexic mezzo-sopranos, natty mujahedeen, and cheerful Philadelphians. But Steven E. Landsburg...is one economist who fits the bill. In a wide-ranging, easily digested, unbelievably contrarian survey of everything from why popcorn at movie houses costs so much to why recycling may actually reduce the number of trees on the planet, the University of Rochester professor valiantly turns the discussion of vexing economic questions into an activity that ordinary people might enjoy. -- Joe Queenan, The Wall Street Journal The Armchair Economist is a wonderful little book, written by someone for whom English is a first (and beloved) language, and it contains not a single graph or equation...Landsburg presents fascinating concepts in a form easily accessible to noneconomists. -- Erik M. Jensen, The Cleveland Plain Dealer ...enormous fun from its opening page...Landsburg has done something extraordinary: He has expounded basic economic principles with wit and verve. -- Dan Seligman, Fortune

史蒂夫•兰兹伯格（Steven Landsburg），芝加哥大学数学博士，现任罗切斯特大学经济学教授。兰兹伯格在《石板》（Slate）网络杂志撰写的“每日经济学”专栏深受欢迎，他也应邀在《财富》《福布斯》《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》《华尔街日报》等刊物上发表文章，著有《价格理论与应用》《反常识经济学1：生活中的经济游戏》《反常识经济学2：为什么不向美丽征税》《反常识经济学3：为什么常识会撒谎》《反常识经济学4：性越多越安全》。

写作此类经济学读物需要褪去其高深莫测的面纱，仅仅留下犀利的逻辑分析，当然或许还要加上点幽默和文采。

幸运的是，兰兹伯格的文章三者兼具。