TBA reading/listening 2.14

Here's some stuff to peruse for next week:

Here's a good history of the holiday:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/valentines-day/7187784/History-of-Valentines-Day.html

This is a short analysis of gift giving and exchange as it relates more specifically to Valentines:
http://www.insidehighered.com/audio/academic_pulse/the_economics_of_valentine_s_day_gifts

Finally, here is a more general analysis of gift giving. It is explicitly about Christmas, but really applicable to any holiday--in fact, it raises the interesting question of how the same act of gift-giving might acquire different, non-economic criteria depending on the holiday and the context:
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/12/scarves_no_surfing_lessons_yes_the_economist_s_guide_to_efficient_gift_giving_.html