Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt and Steph...
Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
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New York : William Morrow, c2006.
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N330/ 349
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English
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Physical content
xv, 320 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
An explanatory note -- Preface to the revised and expanded edition -- Introduction: the hidden side of everything -- What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? -- How is the Ku Klux Klan like a group of real-estate agents? -- Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? -- Where ha...
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Publisher
New York : William Morrow, c2006.
Edition
Revised & expanded ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
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? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask--but Levitt is not a typical eco...
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Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2006.
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N330/ 349
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0061234001
9780061234002
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991022045799702626