Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- ISBN-10
- 006073132X
- ISBN-13
- 9780060731328
- Series
- Freakonomics
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 242
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-05-01
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Authors
- Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Frank Stern
Description
The author offers his view of how the economy really works, examining issues from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing, offering a very different view on what drives the economy.
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