Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by Levitt, Steven D

Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything (#14295T4)

by Levitt, Steven D
Hardcover William Morrow, 2006

Price: USD 31.23

Dewey: 330; Audience: Adult
Description: xv, 320 pages; 24 cm


Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references and index. The authors explore the economics of real-world issues often viewed as insignificant, such as the extent to which the Roe v. Wade decision affected violent crime, and examine hidden incentives behind all sorts of human behavior.
From the Publisher

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth.

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Why do sumo wrestlers cheat? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt--Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association's John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline--reveals that the answers. Joined by acclaimed author and podcast host Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt presents a brilliant--and brilliantly entertaining--account of how incentives of the most hidden sort drive behavior in ways that turn conventional wisdom on its head.

Product Details
  • Publisher: William Morrow
  • Publication Date: October 17, 2006
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: 1st ed., Rev. and expanded ed.
  • Dewey: 330
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: xv, 320 pages; 24 cm
  • Tracings: Dubner, Stephen J.
  • ISBN-10: 0-06-123400-1
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-06-123400-2
  • Follett Number: 14295T4
  • Catalog Number: 0061234001
  • Audience: Adult