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2009
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| Publication |
New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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| Description |
xiv, 316pOrange Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
In this book "Levitt turns conventional economics on its head, stripping away the jargon and calculations of the 'experts' to explore the riddles of everyday life and examine topics such as: how chips are more likely to kill than a terrorist attack; why sportsmen cheat and how fraud can be spotted; why violent crime can be linked not to gun laws, policing or poverty, but to abortion ; how money affects elections ; and how the name you give your child can give them an advantage in later life. Ultimately, he shows us that economics is all about how people get what they want, and what makes them do it." -- book jacket.
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| Contents |
An explanatory note
Introduction: The hidden side of everything
What do school teachers 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 have all the criminals gone?
What makes a perfect parent?
Perfect parenting, part II; or: Would a Roshanda by any other name smell as sweet?
Epilogue : Two paths to Harvard.
Bonus matter
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
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| Standard Number |
9780061956270 Pb.
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