Unexpected Economics

The World of Choices

A Market for Pregnancy

Selling a Kidney

Traffic Congestion — Costs, Pricing, and You

Two-Way Ties Between Religion and Economics

Prediction Markets — Windows on the Future

Pathways for Crime and Crime Fighting

Terrorism as an Occupational Choice

Marriage as a Search Market

Procreation and Parenthood

Small Choices and Racial Discrimination

Cooperation and the Prisoner's Dilemma

Fairness and the Ultimatum Game

Myopic Preferences and Behavioral Economics

Altruism, Charity, and Gifts

Loss Aversion and Reference Point Bias

Risk and Uncertainty

Human Herds and Information Cascades

Addiction and Choice

Obesity — Who Bears the Costs?

The Economics of Natural Disasters

Sports Lessons — Pay, Performance, Tournaments

Voting, Money, and Politics

The Pursuit of Happiness