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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?
  • Is modern marriage just an opportunity to consume more goods and services?
  • Does raising the price of beer reduce risky sex?
  • Why does a spike in the sale of sex toys predict an upcoming recession, while an increase in the number of breast lifts indicates a perkier economy is on the way?
  • Which comes first: a prosperous nation or a promiscuous one?

Once you read Dirty Money, you’ll never look at your money – or your relationships – the same way again



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"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 *

Dirty Money: The Economics of Sex and Love

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      Publisher Oneworld Publications
      Published 2 May 2013
      ISBN-13 9781780742588
      978-1780742588
      ISBN-10 1780742584
      Also in:
      Popular economics Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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?
      • Is modern marriage just an opportunity to consume more goods and services?
      • Does raising the price of beer reduce risky sex?
      • Why does a spike in the sale of sex toys predict an upcoming recession, while an increase in the number of breast lifts indicates a perkier economy is on the way?
      • Which comes first: a prosperous nation or a promiscuous one?

      Once you read Dirty Money, you’ll never look at your money – or your relationships – the same way again



      Trade Review

      "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 *

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