Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays

Joel WaldfogelPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691142647

Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays coverScroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays cover

Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays

Joel WaldfogelPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10: 0691142645 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691142647 · 2009

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In "Scroogenomics," the author provocatively dissects the economic inefficiencies inherent in holiday gift-giving, revealing how well-intentioned consumer spending during the festive season generates enormous amounts of economic waste.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
2009
Language: English

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Author: Joel Waldfogel

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Inferred: Behavioral EconomicsInferred: ConsumerismInferred: Economic TheoryInferred: Gift GivingInferred: Holiday CultureInferred: Deadweight LossInferred: Economic Efficiency

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Influences: Microeconomics, Game TheoryCornerstone of: Behavioral Economics

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