Freakonomics: Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000TK5BS2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 551 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The inner workings of a crack gang. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: Freakonomics.Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner 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. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collabor
“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 most interesting mind in America Prepare to be dazzled.” (Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point)“Principles of economics are used to examine daily life in this fun read.” (Peop
"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. "Read elsewhere if you want to think like an economist." according to 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 peopl. "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
He quit his first career—as an almost rock star—to become a writer. He is also a founder of The Greatest Good, which applies Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.Stephen J. He is the host of Freakonomics Radio and Tell Me Something I Don't Know.Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV