Archive for February, 2005

Incentives: How to Outrun an Army with Three Arrows

Economic thought provides the ability to solve problems that lie outside the areas generally covered in economics textbooks. Today’s entry is an example of this. This question and answer is taken from a wonderful book called Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life by David D. Friedman.
Q: A soldier has escaped from an enemy prison [...]

February 6, 2005   Posted in: Economics  No Comments


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