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Scroogenomics Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays

Joel Waldfogel

How consumer spending during the holidays generates enormous amounts of economic waste Christmas is a time of seasonal cheer, family get-togethers, holiday parties, and . . . gift giving. Lots and lots―and lots―of gift giving. It's hard to imagine any Christmas without this time-honored custom. But...

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It was mentioned as a book written by Joel Waldfogel, an economist at the University of Minnesota, that details why people shouldn't buy presents for the holidays, particularly from an economic standpoint.

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Joel Waldfogel, who is an economist at University of Minnesota, wrote this book you may know about called Scroogenomics, Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays.

— Episode: 105. Have a Very Homo Economicus Christm...

Episode: 105. Have a Very Homo Economicus Christmas

It was mentioned as a book written by Joel Waldfogel, an economist at the University of Minnesota, that details why people shouldn't buy presents for the holidays, particularly from an economic standpoint.

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Joel Waldfogel, who is an economist at University of Minnesota, wrote this book you may know about called Scroogenomics, Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays.

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