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Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess
Robert Frank
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Description for Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess
Paperback. The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. This title presents a comprehensive account of these financial choices. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JHB; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. As cars and houses grew larger and more expensive, the costs were enormous--not only monetarily but also socially. Consumers spent more time at work and less time with their family and friends; they saved less money and borrowed more. In this book, Robert Frank presents the first comprehensive and accessible account of these financial choices. Frank uses scientific evidence to demonstrate how these spending patterns have not made us happier or ... Read more
The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. As cars and houses grew larger and more expensive, the costs were enormous--not only monetarily but also socially. Consumers spent more time at work and less time with their family and friends; they saved less money and borrowed more. In this book, Robert Frank presents the first comprehensive and accessible account of these financial choices. Frank uses scientific evidence to demonstrate how these spending patterns have not made us happier or ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691146935
SKU
V9780691146935
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About Robert Frank
Robert H. Frank is the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management and professor of economics at Cornell University, as well as an economics columnist for the "New York Times". His books include "The Winner-Take-All Society" (with Philip Cook), "What Price the Moral High Ground?, The Economic Naturalist," and "Principles of Economics" (with Ben Bernanke).
Reviews for Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess
"Luxury Fever is an important book... It's admirable that an economist makes use of the research of behavioral biologists and evolutionary psychologists to explain why consumers spend as they do."
USA Today "Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do."
Samuel Brittan, Times Literary Supplement "One does not have ... Read more
USA Today "Frank's analysis should be just as interesting to those who do not share his political position as to those who do."
Samuel Brittan, Times Literary Supplement "One does not have ... Read more