Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060731338 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 315 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, given to the most influential American economist under forty. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don't Know.Stephen J. Steven D. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He quit his first career—as an almost rock star—to become a writer. Dubner, an award-winning journalist and radio and TV personality, has wo
"Matthew Ho Student Review" according to Allen C. Ho. Economic concepts are always difficult to explain and tedious to understand. Supply and demand charts, lengthy equations, and complex theories can make economics a nightmare. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner explores the “hidden side” of economics while also managing to avoid the insipidity of economics. The book is addictive and eye opening, two adjectives not generally associated with economics. Freakonomics extends our understanding of economics by presenting and examining simple scenarios where decisions are made. The authors then . Read elsewhere if you want to think like an economist. David Zetland I’ve heard of this book for years, but never bothered to read it because I was already an economist and didn’t think I needed to read a popular summary of Steven Levitt’s work.[1] My impression was that the book summarized his work in a popular (non-academic) style that helped people understand what economists do. I though that the book was useful in this respect in helping people understand what I do. Indeed, the most common reaction I get from people when telling them that I am an economist is that they have read Freakonomics, which implies that the. "Freakonomics Rev Ed: (and Other Riddles of" according to Jenn G. This is an excellent, very readable book by a couple of guys who like to go against the grain.Steven D. Levitt is the economist who teaches at the prestigious University of Chicago school of economics, and Stephen J. Dubner is the talented wordsmith. They come off a little on the self-satisfied side here, but who can blame them? They have a surprise best seller in a new edition.What really powered this book to national attention was their argument that the sharp nation-wide drop in crime starting in about 1990 was not due so much to having more cops on the beat, or sma
There’s plenty of fun to be had.” (Salon)“One of the decade’s most intelligent and provocative books.” (The Daily Standard)“Freakonomics challenges conventional wisdom and makes for fun reading.” (Book Sense Picks and Notables)“The trivia alone is worth the cover price.” (New York Times Book Review)“An easy, funny read. Levitt will change some minds.” () . Steven D. “If Indiana Jones were an economist, he’d be Steven Levitt… Criticizing Freakonomics would be like criticizing a hot fudge sundae.” (Wall Street Journal)“Provocative… eye-popping.” (New York Times Book Review: Inside the List)“The guy is interesting!” (Washington Post Book World)“The funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist Eye-opening and sometimes eye-popping” (Entertainment Weekly)“Steven Levitt has the
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. 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. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. But Steven D. 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. 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.. Dubner, a