What the dog saw

and other adventures

Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us ...

Artificial economics

the generative method in economics

Eds. Cesáreo Hernández...[et.al]. Simulation is used in economics to solve large econometric models, for large-scale micro simulations, and to obtain numerical solutions for policy design in top-down established models. But these applications fail to take advantage of the methods offered by artificial economics ...

What the Dog Saw

and other adventures

What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century ...

Good value

reflections on money, morality and an uncertain world

How should we create wealth in societies, and why is it necessary to do so? What improves the lives of the largest number of people? And how do we, living in a globalised world caught in an age of financial and ecological turbulence, respond to ...

Superfreakonomics

global cooling, patriotic prostitutes and why suicide bombers should life insurance

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find ...

Economics and marijuana

consumption, pricing and legalisation

Do marijuana users cut back on consumption when the price rises? To what degree is marijuana consumption related to drinking and tobacco usage? What would happen if marijuana were legalised and taxed in the same way as alcohol and tobacco? Is marijuana priced in a ...

Military economics

the interaction of power and money

Military power and conflict have fuelled economic growth throughout history. Money matters to the military; it is needed to finance war and the desire to acquire it is often the motive for fighting. This book examines the interaction of economics and conflict, it explains the ...

En qué jardín nos han metido

ideas prácticas para salir de la crisis

Cuando la crisis económica empezó, muy pocos fueron los que supieron como reaccionar a tiempo. Un tiempo precioso para todos aquellos que tienen cualquier tipo de interés económico que resguardar desde su propia vivienda, inversiones en bolsa, un negocio o un salario por cuenta ajena ...

Tráfico

por qué el carril de al lado siempre avanza más rápido y otros misterios de la carretera

¿No es sorprendente que la mayoría de los accidentes ocurran en días secos y soleados? ¿Que nuestra mente nos engañe haciéndonos pensar que el carril de al lado avanza más rápido? ¿O que se pueda saber la conducta de un país al volante a través ...

The economics of immigration

theory and policy

"The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Policy" is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on the economics of immigration. It is aimed at two audiences: researchers who are interested in learning more about how economists approach the study of ...

Uncommon sense

economic insights, from marrage to terrorism

On December 5, 2004, the still-developing blogosphere took one of its biggest steps toward mainstream credibility, as Nobel Prize - winning economist Gary S. Becker and renowned jurist and legal scholar Richard A. Posner announced the formation of the Becker-Posner Blog. In no time at all ...

La crisis, tu dinero y tú

cómo superar la crisis y salir reforzado de ella

La crisis puede afectar a nuestro dinero y a nuestra vida. Este libro analiza cómo podemos gestionar ambas cosas para salir, en el aspecto económico, no muy tocados y, personalmente, reforzados. Esta crisis nos sitúa en un nuevo escenario en el que durante bastante tiempo ...

Sustainable wealth

achieve financial security in a volatile world of cebt and consumption

This is a personal finance guide for today's turbulent world. "Sustainable Wealth" empowers you to achieve your financial goals by unleashing the shackles of debt, no matter how uncertain the future may be. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource illustrates ...

The Solomon secret

7 principles of financial success from King Solomon, history wealthiest man

What would King Solomon---the richest man who ever lived---teach us if we could learn from him directly? In this informative guide, you'll discover practical advice straight from Proverbs---and Solomon's life--- in an engaging mix of parables and powerful financial lessons to help you ...

Scroogenomics

why you shouldn't buy presents for the holidays

Christmas is a time of seasonal cheer, family get-togethers, holiday parties, and-gift giving. Lots and lots - and lots - of gift giving. It's hard to imagine any Christmas without this time-honored custom. But let's stop to consider the gifts we receive - the rooster sweater ...

Geofísica, economía y sociedad en la España contemporánea

En este libro se hace un estudio del desarrollo de la geofísica en la España contemporánea. Se tratan los aspectos más institucionales y más económicos de la geofísica. Esto es, la profesionalización de la disciplina; las entidades (observatorios, institutos, empresas) donde se promovió; las relaciones ...

Behavioural and experimental economics

Eds. Steven n. Durlauf, Lawrence E. Blume. The New Palgrave Economics Collection Following the publication of the award-winning and much-acclaimed The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition, which brings together Nobel Prize winners and the brightest young scholars to survey the discipline, a new ...

Para entender la economía del arte

La época en la que el arte se apreciaba solo por su belleza y en la que difícilmente se entendía su papel en la economía y el desarrollo de los países, ha quedado atrás. Hoy se reconoce que el arte es un bien cultural y ...

Basic instincts

human nature and the new economics

Human instincts are surprisingly sophisticated and subtle, having adapted over generations of trading with each other. Understanding how these instincts work can not only change the way you think about your own affairs, it can alter how you think about a whole range of economic ...

Para comprender la crisis

Para comprender la crisis es un análisis breve, conciso y riguroso de la grave crisis económica que afecta al mundo desde 2007. Se trata de un ensayo dirigido tanto a los profesionales como a todas aquellas personas interesadas en conocer el porqué de esta crisis ...