Páginas:288Géneros:12:KJ:Business&management12:KJMD:Managementdecisionmaking12:KC:EconomicsSinopsis: ,HaveyoueverwonderedwhetherindividualsbornintheyearoftheDragonaretrulyblessed?Orwhyyoucan',tfindataxiwhenyouneedone?Whatabouttheeffectsofsuperstitiousbeliefsonhousingprices?Kiasunomics©,explorestheseissuesandmoreinaseriesofstoriesthroughthelensofTeng,theprotagonistofthisbook.Toldinaconversationalstory-tellingstyleyetgroundedonrigorousresearch,thebookexplainstheinfluencesandoutcomesofthedecisionswemake,usingsimpleeconomiclogic.ThebookfollowsthelifejourneyofTeng&mdash,frombirthtoadulthood&mdash,andexamineshowseeminglyinnocuousdecisionsbeareconomicconsequencesonhislife.ItstartswiththedecisionbyTeng',sparentstohavehimasaDragonbabyandshowshowthisdecisionaffectsnotonlyhiseducationbutalsohiscareerandspendinginthelongterm.Thegrown-upTenginlaterchapters,isataxidriverwholearnsthatthedailybudgetingoffinancesfrommanyofhistaxi-drivingfriendshasproventobepoorfinancialplanning.Thestoryalsoshowshowhispurchaseofaflatbasedonsuperstitiousbeliefs,anditslocationnearaprimaryschoolandaMassRapidTransitstationinfluencesprices,andwithsomesurprisingresults.ThisbooktouchesthemanonthestreetwithissuesthatmanySingaporeanscanidentifywith.TheseincludehowSingaporeans',shoppinginJohoraffectstheirspendingandsavings,howdifferentshoppersrespondvariedlytopredictablepromotionssuchastheGreatSingaporeSale,howthehazeoramerenearbyconstructionsiteaffectswaterandelectricityconsumption,howplayinggolfelevateswomen',sopportunitiestositoncorporateboards,howSingaporeans',travelpatternsareaffectedbytheiropiniontowardspublictransportation,andhowretirement
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