Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
"Steven D. Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives - how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of...well, everything. The inne...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
William Morrow,
[2005]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Steven D. Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives - how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of...well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 242 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 006073132X 9780060731328 |