Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Economics I Learned from Online Dating

In the tradition ofNaked EconomicsandThe Undercover Economist, Stanford economist Paul Oyer walks us through introductory microeconomics by sharing his own and others' experiences on online dating websites.

A divorced economist uses his experience with online dating to explain microeconomics, describing how the behaviors that drive online dating mirror those that drive other markets, and offers advice on analyzing critical interactions.

Auteur
Paul Oyer is the Fred H. Merrill Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. A former professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, he is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Labor Economics. He lives in Stanford, California, with his two children and his flat-coated retriever, Josie.

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In the tradition of Naked Economics and The Undercover Economist, Stanford economist Paul Oyer walks us through introductory microeconomics by sharing his own and others' experiences on online dating websites. .

Résumé
Offers a provocative, and informative view of modern microeconomics - using the lens of online dating. The author states that the behaviors driving online dating mimic those driving any other market - and so should be central to how business people at every level analyze their critical interactions.