Spousonomics : using economics to master love, marriage and dirty dishes / Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson.
By: Szuchman, Paula
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Contributor(s): Anderson, Jenny.
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TextPublisher: New York : Random House, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xvi, 332 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780385343947 (alk. paper); 9780679604402 (ebook).Subject(s): Marriage -- Economic aspects | Marriage -- Psychological aspects | Economics -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 646.7/8 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 646.78 Sz71 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003739802 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Division of labor or, why you should do the dishes -- Loss aversion or, the upside of going to bed angry -- Supply and demand or, how to have more sex -- Moral hazard or, the too-big-to-fail marriage -- Incentives or, how to get your spouse to do what you want -- Tradeoffs or, the art of getting over it -- Asymmetric information or, why you should tell your partner stuff -- Intertemporal choice or, being a good partner when you get around to it -- Bubbles or, making the good times last -- Game theory or, how strategizing like Khrushchev and manipulating like Kennedy can make for a blissful marriage.
Offers a route to demystifying disagreements and improving relationships between married couple by thinking like an economist.
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