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Title page; Contents; A note on the numbers; Introduction Why there are no economists in heaven; Chapter 1 Yes, we have no bananas; Counting the cost of Cyclone Yasi; Yes, you are paying too much for bananas; New Zealand: shake, then watch it grow; High heels and bananas versus the Dow Jones; Home...

Home is where the hard work isCompare the value and close the gender pay gap; Chapter 3 Can economics make you skinny?; Doing the sums on weight loss is simple; The sweet tooth of Easter; Australia's top sport is couch sitting; The skinny on fat taxes; Like cholesterol, inequality cuts both ways; W...

Chapter 5 Yours irrationallyLike being on a rollercoaster in the dark; Figures debunk the myths of asylum seekers; Rockonomics: the economics of boy bands; Get a grip, for crisis' sake; Chapter 6 A helping hand for the invisible hand; Just who's running this show anyway?; Markets work but can't pr...

The inside scoop on the budget lock-upFix the fiscal roof when it's sunny; Election porkometer a well-fed beast; Tax breaks add up to a big minus; The taxman's little ray of sunshine; Chapter 8 Political tantrums and tiaras; Politicians storm the small screen; Pitfalls of the celebrity/politician;...

Hope lives on for the undead of bankingIndia: building for the future; China boom about more than dirt; Chapter 10 The Aussie economy; Chilean miners: below the surface, we're the same; The upside of interest rate rises; Managing boom still a challenge; How much does mining really contribute?; One...