Wat hebben de verdwijning van paardenmest en de introductie van kabeltelevisie met elkaar te maken? Waarom is het beter om dronken achter het stuur te stappen dan te gaan lopen? In vervolg op de internationale bestseller Freakonomics, werpt SuperFreakonomics opnieuw onverwachte, verrassende en prikkelende vragen op. Steven Levitt en Stephen Dubner gaan op zoek naar de antwoorden en laten zien dat ons gedrag gestuurd wordt door economische motieven. Of het nu gaat om prostituees, zelfmoordt...

The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everythingWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?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 uses data analysis to study the riddles of everyday life—from cheating an...

Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner single-handedly showed the world that applying counter-intuitive approaches to everyday problems can bear surprising results.Think Like a Freak will take readers further inside this special thought process, revealing a new way of approaching the decisions we make, the plans we create and the morals we choose. It answers the question on the lips of everyone who’s read the previous books: How can I apply these ideas to my lif...

Why do educated women get fewer responses on online dating websites? Is buying local food economically efficient? Does bribing kids improve their performance on school tests?Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the quirky geniuses behind Freakonomics, SuperFreakonomics and Think Like a Freak, are back at it. For the last ten years, they’ve used the tools of economics to answer some of our most unanswerable questions on the Freakonomics.co...

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En esta obra, Levitt y Dubner demuestran, a través de ejemplos y una sarcástica perspicacia, que la economía representa el estudio de los incentivos.¿Qué resulta más peligroso: una pistola o una piscina?¿Qué tienen en común un maestro de escuela y un luchador de sumo?¿Por qué continúan los traficantes de drogas viviendo con sus madres?¿En qué se parecen el Ku Kux Klan a los agentes inmobiliarios?Quizás éstas no sean las típicas pregu...

The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everything | Read by author Stephen J. Dubner!Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?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 riddles ...

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics—the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of the way the world really works.

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a beautiful 20th anniversary edition featuring a new forewordWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?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 schola...

Para celebrar el décimo aniversario de la publicación de Freakonomics, el libro que marcó un hito, aparece esta cuidada colección cuyo origen es el blog sobre economía más entretenido del universo.Con un estilo aún más personal e irreverente, Cuándo robar un banco plantea una serie de preguntas poco convencionales, como, por ejemplo:¿ P or qué no reciben propinas las azafatas?; si fueras un terrorista...

Why don’t flight attendants get tipped? Why are high gas prices better? How safe is your job? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?Dazzling audiences around the world with their wry and unconventional insights, Freakonomics authors Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner offer data-based stories of things that actually influence human behavior, and demonstrate which incentives work, which ones don’t—and why.

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