'Freakonomics' uses economic theories to analyze and explain various social issues. The book, written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, explores different theories and social issues in each of its six essays. Topics range from cheating in sumo wrestling to the economic structure of drug gangs. The authors use stories and case studies to demonstrate that economics, at its core, is the study of human behavior and how people achieve what they want.
Author Steven Levitt, working with journalist Stephen Dubner, shows how economic theories can be use...
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