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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

By Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

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| Others | 9780061242700

13 Reviews

  • 10 people find this helpful

    Two quotes from the last chapter:

    "The most likely result of having read this book is a simple one: you may find yourself asking a lot of questions. Many of them will lead to nothing. But some will produce answers that are interesting, even surprising."

    "You might become more skeptical o ... (continue)

    Two quotes from the last chapter:

    "The most likely result of having read this book is a simple one: you may find yourself asking a lot of questions. Many of them will lead to nothing. But some will produce answers that are interesting, even surprising."

    "You might become more skeptical of the conventional wisdom; you may begin looking for hints as to why things aren't quite what they seem; perhaps you will seek out some trove of data and sift through it, balancing your intelligence and your intuition to arrive at a glimmering new idea"

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    ― disturbingtheuniverse said on May 27, 2006 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Interesting application of economic theory to things that it would not seem to apply to. He makes a few pretty wild leaps to conclusions that are interesting but probably not terribly accurate.

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    ― Kent Barrett said on Aug 4, 2008 | Add your feedback

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    Reminded me that (1) correlation doesn't equal causation and (2) just because a piece of data is measurable, that doesn't mean it is the right thing to measure.

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    ― jbaglio said on Apr 19, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed it so much, I read it twice. :)

    Honestly, this book is good because you don't any prior knowledge of economics to get through it. The authors do a wonderful job of informing you about Levitt's (/w others) studies without going too dry with the material.

    All ... (continue)

    I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed it so much, I read it twice. :)

    Honestly, this book is good because you don't any prior knowledge of economics to get through it. The authors do a wonderful job of informing you about Levitt's (/w others) studies without going too dry with the material.

    All that said, because I don't know about economics, I take all of the information in this book with a grain of salt. I think his ideas are very interesting but I certainly don't know enough to pass judgment on what exactly is being said.

    Overall, I recommend this book as light reading. Don't take the subject matter too seriously or you might be offended, certainly offended. Be objective.

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    ― hypnotic_shower said on Dec 9, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Each chapter seems to be talking independent issues, but once you read on, you realize it's all interconnected.
    Reading it makes me want to know more, dig deeper. What happen to the people now? What's the newest statistics? How can we change lives accordingly?

    This book gives me moti ... (continue)

    Each chapter seems to be talking independent issues, but once you read on, you realize it's all interconnected.
    Reading it makes me want to know more, dig deeper. What happen to the people now? What's the newest statistics? How can we change lives accordingly?

    This book gives me motivation to do things that can change our lives dramatically!

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    ― Waterm00n said on Mar 11, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Wow Levitt and Dubner provide an entirely new way to use economic analysis to provide new insight into old problems and misconceptions.

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    ― Marko 45142 said on Feb 25, 2009 | Add your feedback

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