| 词条 | Scroogenomics |
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| name = Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays | image = Scroogenomics.jpg | author = Joel Waldfogel | country = | language = | genre = Nonfiction | publisher = Princeton University Press | release_date = 2009 | media_type = | pages = 173 | isbn = 978-0-69-114264-7 | dewey = | congress = | oclc = 310171808}}Scroogenomics is a non-fiction book written by the economist Joel Waldfogel.[1] OverviewIn his book Waldfogel argues that purchasing gifts for other people is a "terrible way to allocate resources" as a result of gift givers' lack of knowledge of the recipients' true preferences.[2] Waldfogel estimates that approximately $12 billion a year in the U.S. and $25 billion a year worldwide is misallocated in Yuletide giftgiving, which he calls "an orgy of wealth destruction".[3][4][5] See also
References1. ^Waldfogel holds the Frederick R. Kappel Chair in Applied Economics at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Carlson School: Faculty and Research 2. ^{{cite web|last=Zasky|first=Jason|title=Scroogenomics|url=http://failuremag.com/feature/article/scroogeonomics/|work=Failure Magazine|accessdate=December 28, 2012}} 3. ^{{cite journal|title=Give gold, not myrrh|journal=The Economist|date=December 21, 2009|url=http://www.economist.com/node/15106467|accessdate=December 27, 2012}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=Hilsenrath|first=Jon|title=Q&A: Scroogenomics Author on the Holidays’ ‘Orgy of Wealth Destruction’|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/10/16/qa-scroogenomics-author-on-the-holidays-orgy-of-wealth-destruction/|accessdate=December 27, 2012|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 16, 2009}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Chakrabortty|first=Aditya|title=Brain food: the problem with Scroogenomics|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/dec/01/brain-food-problem-with-scroogenomics|accessdate=December 27, 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 30, 2009}} External links
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