What are some books that deal with economics and how people dont always makethe most economically sound choice

I believe it has to do with a mix of psychology and economics (behaviorial economics?) but people sometimes do things economically inefficient and I am looking for books that show examples or just talk about behaviorial economics in general.

Answer:
The three best books I can think of are

1. Freakonomics
2. The Undercover Economist
3. Off the Books- this is about the inner-city economy and how the licit and illicit sides interact. This is incredibly interesting.
The Millionaire Next Door
The very best introductory book I absolutely have to reccomend is: 'The economic way of thinking'

(http://www.amazon.com/economic-way-think...

It doesn't go too deeply into the mathematics of it all it just tries to get you thinking like an economist, ie understanding and investigating the true opportunity costs of things etc.

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