An edition of Uncommon sense
(2009)
Uncommon sense
economic insights, from marriage to terrorism
by Gary Stanley Becker
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Uncommon sense: economic insights, from marriage to terrorism
2009, The University of Chicago Press, University of Chicago Press
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0226041018 9780226041018
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Becker-Posner blog
Sex and population
The sexual revolution
Gay marriage
Polygamy
Sex selection
Immigration reform
Putin's population plan
Afterthoughts to part I
Property rights
Kelo and eminent domain
Pharmaceutical patents
Grokster, file sharing, and contributory infringement
Orphan drugs, intellectual property, and social welfare
Organ sales
Traffic congestion
Privatizing highways
Afterthoughts to part II
Universities
Plagiarism
Tenure
For-profit colleges
Ranking higher education
Afterthoughts to part III
Incentives
Fat tax
Trans fats ban
Libertarian paternalism
Chicago and big boxes
Afterthoughts to part IV
Jobs and employment
Judicial term limits
Economics of the revolving door
CEO compensation
Income inequality
Corporate social responsibility
Afterthoughts to part V
Environment and disasters
Tsunami
Major disasters
Federalism, economics, and Katrina
Post-catastrophe price gouging
Global warming and discount rates
Efficient water conservation
Afterthoughts to part VI
Crime and punishment and terrorism
Capital punishment
Doping athletes
Drunk driving
Internet gambling
Preventive war
Ethnic profiling
Privatizing security
Antiterrorism allocations
Collective punishment
Afterthoughts to part VII
The world
Economic and political freedom
Size of countries
Hamas, Palestine, and democracy
Google in China
Economics of national culture
Microfinance and development
World inequality
Foreign aid
Afterthoughts to part VIII.
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Includes index.
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