Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Softcover

Levitt, Steven D.; Dubner, Stephen J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060731338 ISBN 13: 9780060731335

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2009

Synopsis

Takes an unconventional look at how the economy really works, from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, offering a very different view on what really matters and what really drives the economy, in an edition than includes a new preface, additional material, and a Q&A with the author and Stephen Dubner. 500,000 first printing. Original.

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0060731338
• ISBN 13: 9780060731335
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 315