Scroogenomics: why you shouldn’t buy presents for the holidays

• Joel Waldfogel interviewed by
• Romesh Vaitilingam
• 23 Dec 2009

Joel Waldfogel of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his new book, Scroogenomics. They discuss his measurements of the deadweight loss of Christmas gift giving over time and across countries, the motivations that people have for giving, and his ideas for encouraging charitable giving at the holidays. The interview was recorded in London in December 2009.