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Dirty Money: The Economics of Sex and Love
Marina Adshade
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Description for Dirty Money: The Economics of Sex and Love
Paperback. The sexy science of "sexonomics" revealed Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JM; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
In this witty and revelatory investigation of the so-called dismal science, University of British Columbia professor Marina Adshade skips the usual widgets and uncovers how the market comes to bear on our most intimate decisions: sex, dating, courtship, love, marriage, even breaking up. The science of `sexonomics' is born: How much money does an ugly guy need to have to attract as many women via an online dating site as a hot man? ... Read more
In this witty and revelatory investigation of the so-called dismal science, University of British Columbia professor Marina Adshade skips the usual widgets and uncovers how the market comes to bear on our most intimate decisions: sex, dating, courtship, love, marriage, even breaking up. The science of `sexonomics' is born: How much money does an ugly guy need to have to attract as many women via an online dating site as a hot man? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780742588
SKU
V9781780742588
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Ref
99-5
About Marina Adshade
Dr Marina Adshade teaches economics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. In 2008, she launched an undergraduate course entitled `Economics of Sex and Love', which invited her students to approach questions of sex and love through an economist's lens. The course was an instant hit, and led to the launch of the blog, Dollars and Sex, which ... Read more
Reviews for Dirty Money: The Economics of Sex and Love
A delightful book... Adshade shows that forces of supply and demand indeed loom large in the implicit market for romance. Robert H. Frank
The New York Times
The New York Times