SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

January 13, 2010 by Christina

Nonfiction — print. William Morrow, 2009. 219 pgs. Library copy. I read Levitt and Dubner’s first book, Freakonomics, in March 2008, and I absolutely loved it. I thought it was ingenious, witty, and made economics interesting for the Average Joe who doesn’t find this particular field as fascinating as I do. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that when the “sequel” to the book hit the shelves in October 2009 I would immediately add it to The List. SuperFreakonomics […]

Categories: 2010 Reads, Economics, Nonfiction • Tags: Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

March 21, 2008 by Christina

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? Levitt and 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, […]

Categories: 2008 Reads, Economics, Nonfiction • Tags: Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt