Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Title: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Author: Levitt, Steven D ISBN: 9780060731328 Publisher: William Morrow Published: 2005 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Y 1633405 Publisher Description: 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 Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life-; from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing-; and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, u