Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays
Joel Waldfogel • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 978-0691142647
Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays
Joel Waldfogel • Princeton 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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Contributor: Joel Waldfogel
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Category: Behavioral EconomicsCategory: ConsumerismCategory: Consumption (economics)Category: Economic TheoryCategory: GiftsCategory: Holiday CultureInfluenced by: MicroeconomicsInfluenced by: Game TheoryCornerstone of: Behavioral Economics
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