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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

By Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

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| Hardcover | 9780061234002

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Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or thContinue

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Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or that economists are concerned only with finance itself, Steven D. Levitt will change some minds. In Freakonomics (written with Stephen J. Dubner), Levitt argues that many apparent mysteries of everyday life don't need to be so mysterious: they could be illuminated and made even more fascinating by asking the right questions and drawing connections. For example, Levitt traces the drop in violent crime rates to a drop in violent criminals and, digging further, to the Roe v. Wade decision that preempted the existence of some people who would be born to poverty and hardship. Elsewhere, by analyzing data gathered from inner-city Chicago drug-dealing gangs, Levitt outlines a corporate structure much like McDonald's, where the top bosses make great money while scores of underlings make something below minimum wage. And in a section that may alarm or relieve worried parents, Levitt argues that parenting methods don't really matter much and that a backyard swimming pool is much more dangerous than a gun. These enlightening chapters are separated by effusive passages from Dubner's 2003 profile of Levitt in The New York Times Magazine, which led to the book being written. In a book filled with... [강컴닷컴 제공]

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  • 11 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 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • 4 people find this helpful

    I don't know what the hype on this book is all about. It has one or two interesting ideas and that's it.

    Easy to read for non-economists though.

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    Tracy W said on Apr 11, 2007 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • 2 people find this helpful

    Hilarious and enlightening

    This book is immensely interesting! Just as the title reads, it shows you the "hidden side of everything", providing alternative perspectives that you have probably never thought of. A good book that inspires you to think more critically in daily life instead of blindly adhering to conventional wisd ... (continue)

    This book is immensely interesting! Just as the title reads, it shows you the "hidden side of everything", providing alternative perspectives that you have probably never thought of. A good book that inspires you to think more critically in daily life instead of blindly adhering to conventional wisdom.

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    larukucafe said on Aug 6, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • i found it hard to understand why everybody thinks freakonomics is such a great book. basic statistics, regression, correlation applied to a unusual range of topics, so what?

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    Piet said on Jan 22, 2012 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Bello questo libro, soprattutto per noi economisti (in erba e non) che molto spesso dimentichiamo il filo conduttore di ciò che stiamo studiando. Soprattutto utile la parte degli articoli sul NYT.

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    Markorules said on Dec 23, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • This book was recommended to me by my husband and friends who had borrowed it from him. It sat on my TBR shelf for some time as I was worried I would find it too dry and it would take me ages to read. Not so, I finished it within my two weeks holiday in France. Levitt pulls out the stops to turn ... (continue)

    This book was recommended to me by my husband and friends who had borrowed it from him. It sat on my TBR shelf for some time as I was worried I would find it too dry and it would take me ages to read. Not so, I finished it within my two weeks holiday in France. Levitt pulls out the stops to turn theories on their head. I was intrigued by the Klu Klux Klan secrets being divulged but in the copious notes and acknowledgments the authors admitted that they had found their source of information to be dubious on that particular subject. Which leaves the reader wondering at the 'real' impact. I agree with the logic that a backyard swimming pool is more dangerous to a child than a home that owned a gun. Statistics stand up to this, but the author's are not saying guns are not dangerous. Great theories which do make sense. I read the book but I am not interested in checking out the information for myself at this stage. If you want to read challenging information, go ahead, you may enjoy it.

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    Booketta said on Sep 7, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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