Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Book 1 of Freakonomics
Language: English
Behavioral Economics Business Business & Economics Economics Economics - General Economics - Theory Economics Of Special Subjects Finance General Mathematics Popular Culture Popular Culture - General Probability & Statistics Probability & Statistics - General Psychological aspects Psychology Science Social Aspects Social Science Sociological aspects Sociology Sociology - General Theory working
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Apr 11, 2005
Description:
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner offer the long-awaited paperback edition of Freakonomics , the runaway bestseller, including six Freakonomics columns from the New York Times Magazine and a Q & A with the authors.
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool?
What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?
How much do parents really matter?
These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to parenting and sports—and reaches conclusions that turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.