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Thinking like an economist [videorecording (DVD)] : a guide to rational decision making / Randall Bartlett.

by Bartlett, Randall, 1945-

Teaching Co., c2010.

Decision making.

Economics -- Sociological aspects.

Economics -- Methodology.

Economic forecasting.

Great courses (DVD). Business & economics.

Great courses (DVD)

[videorecording (DVD)] :

2 videodiscs (360 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Course no. 5511.

"12 lectures /30 minutes per lecture"--Container.

Disc 1. The economist's tool kit -- 6 principles -- The economist's tool kit -- 3 core concepts -- The myth of "true value" -- Incentives and optimal choice -- False incentives, real harm -- The economics of ignorance -- Disc 2. Playing the odds -- Reason in a risky world -- The economics of information -- A matter of time -- predicting future values -- Think again -- evaluating risk in purchasing -- Behavioral economics -- what are we thinking? -- Acting like an economist.

The Teaching Company ; producer, Jaimee M. Aigret ; editors, Maureen Tumulty, John McNeill ; academic content advisors, Marcy McDonald, Susan Dyer.

Randall Bartlett, Professor of Economics at Smith College.

Economic forces are everywhere around you. You're made aware of that whenever you reach for your wallet, apply for a loan, shop for health care, or try to figure out the best credit card to carry. But that doesn't mean you need to passively accept whatever outcome those forces might press upon you. Instead, you can learn how to use a small handful of basic nuts-and-bolts principles to turn those same forces to your own advantage. Making a few simple adjustments to the way you see things and act on them -- learning to 'think like an economist' -- can give you newfound power and confidence in a surprising range of financial and personal situations that make up your daily life. You can find yourself making better decisions that not only save time and money, but also produce optimum results in other ways important to you. And you can also sharpen your understanding of world and national events.

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