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Description of products, which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? They can not ask questions as typical for an economist. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles of everyday life, of fraud and crime to sports and parenting, and reached conclusions which, in turn preconceptions on their head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They have begun to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Through the stories of power and insight of irony, they show that the economy is basically the study of incentives, how people get what they want or need, especially if other people want or need the same thing. Amazon. com Review Economics is not generally as t. . . More>>
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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Let’s see. Since 1973, the rate of miscarriages increases, the crime rate is falling. Do abortions, then to a decrease in crime? It is the authors’ claim. Since 1973, Americans drank more cola. Consumption of cola to a decrease in crime, as I do not claim to do now? Think about it. Like all bubbles, the stomach is full of people, they are more bouncy, do not want boys bop on their brains. Both the abortion rate and the rate of coke inverse correlation with the crime. What, if anything, has a very, I mean, knock your socks off stinky strong negative correlation with the reduction of crime? You can see much correlation with the decrease in crime, but all are not strong enough to really be relevant. If you have never scientifically chance to show a decline in crime, that person could have a bestseller and get rich and appear on talk shows. Cause and effect. Just as we study this subject? We have two proposed causes for the high crime rate is falling, the rate of abortions has increased, and increased consumption of sweet liquid. To verify the two hypotheses that abortion or cola consumption is a reduction in crime were caused, we would have to make a real experience, not play silly games with statistical context. Let’s see. We will have 100 women randomly assigned to an experimental condition in which they have an abortion. We will be appointing a further 100 women randomly to a control group, where they give birth to their children. Now we can compare the 100 children in the experimental group with 100 children in the control group to determine which group commits more crimes. Whoops! I forgot. The 100 children in the experimental group died. How can they bop boys now on the brain? Does this mean that we can not even discussing the cause and effect? Whooooo. Thus, as the authors about the causes and effects of abortion and crime can talk to? Bopped are their brains? No real science here. Rating: 1 / 5
Let’s see what can be considered other esoteric aspects of life with a kind of “impact? This author is completely ridiculous, like his ideas. It speaks volumes that he praised by fools like Malcolm Gladwell. Volume. Roe v. Wade had are worth a influence? Can not wait to see what kind of impact of new gun-Totin ‘laws here in Florida, have about the crime. Perhaps this author can write a “personal experience” edition of this book, with new evidence, which of course everything will be eaten by the soldiers. “Wow, oh my God, Oh, Oh Golly Gee, I never thought of.” Let’s connect two completely different things and try some kind of relationship, regardless of fill, tense, then call the action. By the way, if the “dark side” of things, as suggested by the line, as the gate even works to find? Anyway, this game is old and has already played several times. Some may remember the name of “Six Degrees Of …”, such as” Kevin Bacon “. It’s an idea, maybe Kevin Bacon had a hand in this book * * ainsi.Passer people. Develop a taste and exit financing portfolio janus snake oil guys like this. Rating: 1 / 5
Although many of the issues that are described here really fascinating and revealing, ill-conceived argument that abortion reduces crime, makes me skeptical about the book as a whole. Levitt arguments are based on certain assumptions and does not take into account previously exposed to a number of other factors. It is the economic equivalent to say, increased sales of ice cream to an increase in crime. Fun for some of these things Mull again, but come on, let’s not easy things to the point where you mislead your readers unknown. Rating: 2 / 5
Legalized Favorite board game of all, the effects of abortion have on demographics, etc., is carried out at a point in this book. Another famous theory is James Taranto, “Roe effect”. The problem is that Steve Sailer is a total demystification of the law. I agree with a previous post, if you can find the archives of the former slate, it appears that nobody appeared evisceration is, but the final answer Leaning left and devastating Sailer, see Sailer blog. I can not believe that the author has included this argument in his book, but they said he was proud. Rating: 1 / 5
What nerve clam that everything is hidden! I see now that this is not the case. Even at home, I found throughout the maison.La economic disaster that the U.S. economy, which is not hidden. Then I look at this book in the library of local small businesses. I see it is an apple on the front, I think so — cookbook! And is not meilleur.Alors apples to apples or revenues. Only things that are not about the world we entoure.Ma dark cave is true, and I Sterno Jah, jah. But not for the heat! Margaritas by Sterno Mint like New Orleans. Well, this is New Orleans before Katrina, Bush, like a sterno drinker “My view has the economy to sell, then read this book. Buuter N Peanut. Rating: 1 / 5