The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! cover
The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
by Tim Harford
ISBN: 0195189779
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papaf · 2012-01-23 · Original thread
You'd be surprised. I found a good introduction to this ideal in the book "The Undercover Economist":

http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Economist-Exposing-Poor---D...

techiferous · 2010-06-27 · Original thread
The Undercover Economist is quite a fun read and very accessible to the layperson: http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Economist-Exposing-Poor-Dec...
techiferous · 2010-01-20 · Original thread
This is a chapter in The Undercover Economist, a book that I just finished reading last week: http://www.amazon.com/Undercover-Economist-Exposing-Poor-Dec...

It's a great introductory economics book for the layman.