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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
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Tim Harford works at the World Bank as lead writer for the Chief Economist of the International Finance Corporation. He also writes the "Dear Economist" column for Financial Times. In The Undercover Economist, Harford takes basic economic concepts and explains them in the context of everyday occurrences, incorporating a healthy dose of wit that makes the content both informative and entertaining.

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