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Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything / Steven D. Levitt and Stephem J. Dubner

By:

Levitt, Steven D

Contributor(s):

Dubner, Stephen J

Publication details: New York : William Morrow and Company , c2005.Description: xii, 242 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780060731328

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330 LEV

Summary: Levitt (economics, U. of Chicago) and writing collaborator Dubner (a writer for the New York Times and The New Yorker) dub the material in this work "freakonomics" because Levitt uses analytical tools from economics to address a range of questions that, at first glance, might seem to be far removed from the discipline of the "dismal science." They consider questions such as how to determine if teachers are aiding in students' cheating on standardized tests, the impact of information asymmetry on the operation of the Ku Klux Klan, how the organizational structure of crack gangs resemble other businesses, and the influence of parents on child development.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	330 LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		028800

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-230) and index.

Levitt (economics, U. of Chicago) and writing collaborator Dubner (a writer for the New York Times and The New Yorker) dub the material in this work "freakonomics" because Levitt uses analytical tools from economics to address a range of questions that, at first glance, might seem to be far removed from the discipline of the "dismal science." They consider questions such as how to determine if teachers are aiding in students' cheating on standardized tests, the impact of information asymmetry on the operation of the Ku Klux Klan, how the organizational structure of crack gangs resemble other businesses, and the influence of parents on child development.

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