Levitt, Steven D.

Super freakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance / Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner. - 1st ed. - London : Allen Lane, c2009. - xv, 270 p. ; 24 cm. - Read more .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-256) and index.

The authors explore the economics of real-world issues often viewed as insignificant, such as the odds of someone with both a Muslim first and last name being a terrorist, if eating kangaroo can save the planet, and if it is safer to drive or walk drunk.

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Economics--Psychological aspects.
Economics--Sociological aspects.
Economics--Psychological aspects.

HB74.P8 / L4797 2009

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