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How long does it take to read Discover Your Inner Economist?

Tyler Cowen, Núria Parés Sellarés

Discover Your Inner Economist by Tyler Cowen, Núria Parés Sellarés takes about 4 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 36 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2007. 251 pages, about 69,025 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 40 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 36 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 53 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Freakonomics revealed much about our society. Now,one of America's most respected economists reveals howindividuals can turn economic reasoning to their advantagein their daily life—at home, at work, even on vacation.Tyler Cowen explains how understanding the incentivesthat work best with each individual is the key to successfuland satisfactory daily interactions—from getting the kidsto do the dishes to having a productive business meeting,attracting a mate to fi nding a good guide in a foreigncountry. Discovering your inner economist, Cowensuggests, can lead to a happier, more satisfying life. Whatbetter carrot could you ask for?

Subjects: Incentive (Psychology), Business, Psychological aspects of Economics, Economics, Nonfiction, Psychological aspects

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