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Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything /

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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levitt, Steven D.
Other Authors: Dubner, Stephen J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : William Morrow, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Economics > Psychological aspects.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Economics
Sociology
Psychology
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Table of Contents:
  • An explanatory note
  • Introduction: the hidden side of everything
  • What do schoolteachers 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.