Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Levitt
Author First Name:
Steven
Pages:
288
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1
ISBN 10:
0060889578
ISBN 13:
9780060889579
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
William Morrow
Date Published:
1/1/0001
Genre:
Current Events
Description
Whether Investigating A Solution To Global Warming Or Explaining Why The Price Of Oral Sex Has Fallen So Drastically, Levitt And Dubner Mix Smart Thinking And Great Storytelling To Show How People Respond To Incentives. Introduction: Putting The Freak In Economics -- How Is A Street Prostitute Like A Department-store Santa? -- Why Should Suicide Bombers Buy Life Insurance? -- Unbelievable Stories About Apathy And Altruism -- The Fix Is In--and It's Cheap And Simple -- What Do Al Gore And Mount Pinatubo Have In Common? -- Epilogue: Monkeys Are People Too. Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
