Richard B. McKenzie
Springer New York
2008e druk, 2008
9780387769998
Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies
And Other Pricing Puzzles
Specificaties
Gebonden, 326 blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
2008e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9780387769998
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This entertaining book seeks to unravel an array of pricing puzzles from the one captured in the book’s title to why so many prices end with "9" (as in $2.99 or $179). Along the way, the author explains how the 9/11 terrorists have, through the effects of their heinous acts on the relative prices of various modes of travel, killed more Americans since 9/11 than they killed that fateful day. He also explains how well-meaning efforts to spur the use of alternative, supposedly environmentally friendly fuels have starved millions of people around the world and given rise to the deforestation of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780387769998
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:326
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2008
Hoofdrubriek:Economie, Algemeen management
Inhoudsopgave
Price and the “Law of Unintended Consequences”.- Pricing Lemons, Views, and University Housing.- Why Sales.- Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies.- Why So Many Coupons.- Why Some Goods Are Free.- Free Printers and Pricey Ink Cartridges.- Why Movie Ticket Prices Are All the Same.- Why So Many Prices End with “9”.- The Economics of Manufacturers’ Rebates.- The Psychology and Evolutionary Biology of Manufacturers’ Rebates.- The Question of Queues.- Why Men Earn More on Average than Women—And Always Will.
