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Freakonomics : a Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Levitt, Steven D.; Dubner, Stephen J., Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Andrea Montero Cusset is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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*A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything* Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing—and whose conclusions turn the conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a ground-breaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. 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

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Author

Levitt, Steven D.; Dubner, Stephen J., Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Andrea Montero Cusset

Publisher

William Morrow

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141025803

Category

science

Subjects

Economics, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.94 / 5 (67 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14