Superfreakonomics : global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance / Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner.

By:

Levitt, Steven D. (Steven David), 1967-

Contributor(s):

Dubner, Stephen J, 1963-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : William Morrow, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 270 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780141048321

Other title:

Super freakonomics

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330 22

LOC classification:

HB 74 L666s 2011

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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

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.

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