Freakonomics : A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything /
Levitt,Steven D.
Freakonomics : A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt [and] Stephen J. Dubner - Revised Edition - New York : Harpercollins publishers, c2009. - ix, 315 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Includes index.
An explanatory note -- Introduction: The hidden side of everything -- Chapter 1: What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? -- Chapter 2: How is the ku klux klan like a group of real-estate agents -- Chapte 3: Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? -- Chapter 4: Where have all the criminals gone? -- Chapter 5: What makes a perfect parent? -- Chapter 6: Perfect parenting, Part 2; or: Would a roshanda by any other name smell as sweet? -- Epilogue: Two paths to harvard -- Bonus matter -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
"This book, Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, explores a range of topics from crime to parenting to show that that things are often not what they seem. We tend to see things through our morals and ideals, when everything actually operates based on economic incentives and disincentives. In this free version of Freakonomics summary, we’ll briefly outline the key ideas presented in the book."
978006195627
ECONOMICS -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
ECONOMICS -- SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
HB 74 .L48 2009
Freakonomics : A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt [and] Stephen J. Dubner - Revised Edition - New York : Harpercollins publishers, c2009. - ix, 315 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Includes index.
An explanatory note -- Introduction: The hidden side of everything -- Chapter 1: What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? -- Chapter 2: How is the ku klux klan like a group of real-estate agents -- Chapte 3: Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? -- Chapter 4: Where have all the criminals gone? -- Chapter 5: What makes a perfect parent? -- Chapter 6: Perfect parenting, Part 2; or: Would a roshanda by any other name smell as sweet? -- Epilogue: Two paths to harvard -- Bonus matter -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
"This book, Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, explores a range of topics from crime to parenting to show that that things are often not what they seem. We tend to see things through our morals and ideals, when everything actually operates based on economic incentives and disincentives. In this free version of Freakonomics summary, we’ll briefly outline the key ideas presented in the book."
978006195627
ECONOMICS -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
ECONOMICS -- SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS.
HB 74 .L48 2009
