Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition
Steven D. Levitt, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, received the John Bates Clark Medal, which is granted to the most important American economist under the age of forty. He is also the founder of The Greatest Good, a non-profit organization that brings Freakonomics-style thinking to business and philanthropy.
Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning journalist, radio and television personality, and author of three non-Freakonomics books. He is the host of the Freakonomics Radio show and the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast.
The iconic bestseller that changed millions of people's perspectives on the world comes in a new edition, complete with an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth. Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition is exactly among the best books on applied mathematics. The book is described by Entertainment Weekly as "the funkiest study of statistical mechanics ever by a world-renowned economist..."
Is a gun or a swimming pool more dangerous? Which is more terrifying: snakes or french fries? What makes sumo wrestlers cheat? Leading economist Steven Levitt—Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and recipient of the American Economic Association's John Bates Clark prize for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline—reveals in this revolutionary book that the solutions. With the help of famed author and podcast presenter Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt delivers a brilliant—and stunningly entertaining—explanation of how hidden incentives drive behavior in ways that throw conventional thinking on its head.
Author: Steven D. LevittStephen J. Dubner
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