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Superfreakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance / Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner.

By: Levitt, Steven D.
Contributor(s): Dubner, Stephen J.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: [New York] : William Morrow, c2009Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xvii, 270 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780060889579 (acid-free paper); 0060889578 (acid-free paper).Other title: Super freakonomics.Subject(s): Economics -- Psychological aspects | Economics -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 330
Contents:
Introduction: Putting the freak in economics -- How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? -- Why should suicide bombers buy life insurance? -- Unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism -- The fix is in--and it's cheap and simple -- What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common? -- Epilogue: Monkeys are people too.
Summary: Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 330 L579 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003706512

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Putting the freak in economics -- How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? -- Why should suicide bombers buy life insurance? -- Unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism -- The fix is in--and it's cheap and simple -- What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common? -- Epilogue: Monkeys are people too.

Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.

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