TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davies,Dan
AU  - Read,Tess
TI  - The secret life of money : : everyday economics explained / 
SN  - 9781782199953
U1  - 332.4 
PY  - 2015///
CY  -  London : 
PB  - Metro, 
KW  - Money
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Economics
N1  - Dan Davies is a former investment banker who now writes about economics, crime and other fun issues for a variety of publications, and is now the author of "Lying For Money", a treatise on financial fraud; Introduction -- Why does it cost more to move a piano than install a lift? -- Why are trade shows on short-sales shoe site -- Minsky moments -- The malt whisky yield curve -- If payday lenders' interest rates are so high, why don't they own the entire world? -- Who are rip-off label jeans actually ripping off? -- Money and how to use it -- Crab-fishing deaths and American presidents -- Depreciation-how do you work it out, and why would you bother? -- Footfall crazy -- Why do undertakers look like family businesses, even when they aren't? -- Money laundering -- How much does living in the catchment areas of a good school drive up house prices? -- 'Blood diamonds' and the mysterious absence of 'blood emeralds' -- Learning curves and why people don't necessarily do what's good for them -- Kenyan flowers -- Safe as houses -- Hitsville UK - why is a record label like a pharmaceutical company? -- Genetic screening and health insurance -- Claims management - DIY for the win -- Random numbers that ain't -- Crafty brewers -- Ready for a round-up? -- Sweaty January - how gyms make money -- Security through maturity -- TV formats and brands -- Big tickets for big tickets - money brokers -- The secret weapon of martial arts school -- What do air miles have in common with the Zimbabwean dollar? -- When is $50 worth more than $50? -- Sympathy for the insurance company devil -- Why don't maintenance men ever turn up on time? -- The afterlife of moeny -- Glossary of key terms
N2  - Ever wondered who rip-off label jeans are actually ripping off? Or why maintenance men never call when they are meant to? This is a lighthearted and authoritative guide to the secrets behind the everyday economics that regulate our lives - whether we know it or not
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