Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- SKU: 9780063032378
- Category: Business & Money, Politics & Social Sciences
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.
--Entertainment WeeklyBinding Type: Paperback
Author: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 05/19/2020
ISBN: 9780063032378
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 147781 / Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Reading Level: 9.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16
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.
--Entertainment WeeklyBinding Type: Paperback
Author: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 05/19/2020
ISBN: 9780063032378
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 147781 / Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Reading Level: 9.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16
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