Description
About the Author
Ryan H. Murphy is research associate professor at the O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom at Southern Methodist University.
Reviews
"Ryan Murphy is one of our most creative and contrarian young political economists. Markets against Modernity: Ecological Irrationality, Public and Private will make you ponder questions you didn't know existed." -- Bryan D. Caplan, George Mason University
"Ryan Murphy has written a book that is both humorous and quite thought-provoking, discussing the many ways that our mental biases lead us to make seemingly irrational lifestyle choices. Murphy shines a spotlight on many areas of consumer behavior that are often overlooked by economists, such as 'buy local', 'do-it-yourself', and 'natural' products. My favorite parts of the book offer contrarian perspectives on issues that we might have assumed we already understood, such as conspicuous consumption and social capital. This book will appeal to readers who enjoyed Bryan Caplan's The Myth of the Rational Voter and Simler and Hanson's The Elephant in the Brain." -- Scott Sumner, Mercatus Center
Book Information
ISBN 9781498591188
Author Ryan H. Murphy
Format Hardback
Page Count 230
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 526g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 159mm * 24mm