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| Synopsis Economist Steven Levitt is a popularizer in the best sense of that term, and his reality-based view of economics encompasses both how it touches our daily lives (though we may not always see it) and how it can help bring clarity to the messy world we live in. In FREAKONOMICS, written with journalist Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt casts his professorial eye on a range of topics and behaviors, phrasing questions in a way that will open up the topic. The chapter "What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers have In Common?" explores the issue of cheating as an incentive. He examines the economics of crime in a chapter entitled "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?" Perhaps he is most controversial when, in another chapter, he connects a drop in the crime rate with a rise in abortions. Along the way, Levitt probes, challenges, and delights with facts and figures as he takes us down some less-traveled pathways. He remains, however, true to his discipline, and says his approach "employs the best analytical tools that economics can offer." Reading FREAKONOMICS is like being in the classroom of one of those teachers who really make the subject come alive. You won't get a master's degree from this book but you will have a terrific learning experience. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2005.
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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. Thus the new field of study contained in this audiobook: Freakonomics. Levitt and co-author Stephen J. 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. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of . . . well, everything. The inner working of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The secrets of the Klu Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking, and Freakonomics will redefine the way we view the modern world. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freakonomics Rev Ed CD: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
ISBN : 0061238538 Title : Freakonomics Rev Ed CD: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything EAN : 9780061238536 Authors : Steven D. Levitt Binding : Audio CD Publisher : HarperAudio Publication Date : 2006-10-01 Signed : False First Edition : False Dust Jacket : False List Price (MSRP) : 34.95 Height : 1.6000 inches Width : 5.3000 inches Length : 5.6000 inches Weight : 0.5000 pounds Keywords : General, General AAS, Theory, Popular Culture, Probability & Statistics, Unabridged, Books on CD Condition : New Brand new in factory shrinkwrap. About Azulio Outlet
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