Steven D. Levitt

En esta obra, Levitt y Dubner demuestran, a través de ejemplos y una sarcástica perspicacia, que la economía representa el estudio de los incentivos. ¿Qué resulta más peligroso: una pistola o una piscina? ¿Que tienen en comun un maestro de escuela y un luchador de sumo? ¿Por que continuan los traficantes de drogas viviendo con sus madres? ¿En que se parecen el Ku Kux Klan a los agentes inmobiliarios? Quizas estas no sean las tipicas preguntas que se formula un experto en economia, pero Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner no son unos economistas muy tipicos. Se trata de especialistas que estudian la esencia y los enigmas de la vida cotidiana y cuyas conclusiones, con frecuencia, ponen patas arriba la sabiduria convencional. A traves de ejemplos practicos y de una sarcastica perspicacia, Levitt y Dubner demuestran que la economia, en el fondo, representa el estudio de los incentivos: el modo en que las personas obtienen lo que desean, o necesitan, especialmente cuando otras personas desean o necesitan lo mismo.

¿Qué resulta más peligroso: una pistola o una piscina? ¿Qué tienen en común un maestro de escuela y un luchador de sumo? ¿Por qué continúan los traficantes de drogas viviendo con sus madres? ¿En qué se parecen el Ku Kux Klan a los agentes inmobiliarios? Quizas estas no sean las tipicas preguntas que se formula un experto en economia, pero Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner no son unos economistas muy tipicos. Se trata de especialistas que estudian la esencia y los enigmas de la vida cotidiana y cuyas conclusiones ponen patas arriba la sabiduria convencional. A traves de ejemplos practicos y de una sarcastica perspicacia, Levitt y Dubner demuestran que la economia representa el estudio de los incentivos: el modo en que las personas obtienen lo que desean, o necesitan, especialmente cuando otras personas desean o necesitan lo mismo.

Cult bestseller, new buzz word... Freakonomics is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living and reaching some astonishing conclusions, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens.

Why don''t flight attendants get tipped?If you were a terrorist, how would you attack?And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?Over the past decade, the blogs of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have entertained us and changed the way we understand the world. Now the very best of these have been carefully curated into a book with added extras for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the counterintuitive, irreverent brilliance that has made Levitt and Dubner''s books an international sensation.

Freakonomics, de S.D. Levitt y S.J. Dubner, es un best-séller mundial, una obra curiosa, original e interesante de dos jóvenes economistas norteamericanos; un libro accesible que incluye ejemplos sorprendentes. Los autores han intentado mostrar el lado oculto de las cosas y explicar por que el mundo funciona como funciona a traves de las leyes de la economia_ que se desvelan como una ciencia util para comprender nuestras acciones-; lo que denominan "la economia de lo raro"

Two quotes from the last chapter:The most likely result of having read this book is a simple one: you may find yourself asking a lot of questions. Many of them will lead to nothing. But some will produce answers that are interesting, even surprising.You might become more skeptical of the conventional wisdom; you may begin looking for hints as to why things aren''t quite what they seem; perhaps you will seek out some trove of data and sift through it, balancing your intelligence and your intuition to arrive at a glimmering new idea

Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives, how people get what they want or need especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of ... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to see through all the clutter.

Què és més perillós, una pistola o una piscina? Per què els venedors de droga encara viuen amb les seves mares? Què tenen en comú els mestres d''escola amb els lluitadors de sumo? Als pares, què es p

The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everythingWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who uses data analysis to study the riddles of everyday lifefrom cheating and crime to sports and child-rearingand whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics Rev Ed is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that pop economics is, at root, the study of incentiveshow people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics Rev Ed, they explore the hidden side of everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. What unites all these stories is a belief in counterintuitive thinking: that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, andif the right questions are askedis even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Freakonomics Rev Ed establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then behavioral economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.This revised and expanded edition of the book contains a smattering of bonus material, including selected Freakonomics columns from The New York Times Magazine; a Q&A with Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner, and Angela Duckworth; and the New York Times Magazine profile Dubner wrote about Levitt that started it all.This exploration of the hidden side of everything reveals:Incentives Are Everywhere: Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? It all comes down to understanding how peoplefrom criminals to teachersrespond to economic, social, and moral incentives. Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Discover what schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common, why real estate agents might not have your best interest at heart, and how common knowledge is often completely wrong. Case Studies in Economics: See how sifting through data reveals surprising truths about crime rates, parenting strategies, and more, showing that the modern world is more intriguing than we think. Real-World Economics: Learn which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool, and other riddles of everyday life that demonstrate how economics represents the way the world actually works.

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomicsthe long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies, SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of human behavior and the way the world really works.Applying their signature economic approach, Levitt and Dubner tackle a new set of provocative questions:Behavioral Economics: Why do street prostitutes have more in common with a department-store Santa than youd think, and what can monkeys teach us about the stock market? Counterintuitive Thinking: Explore the real data behind life-and-death decisions, from whether its safer to walk drunk or drive drunk to why a suicide bomber might buy life insurance. Unintended Consequences: Discover how the arrival of cable TV empowered women in rural India and why the invention of the car seat may not be the simple lifesaver we assume it is. Cheap and Simple Fixes: From a simple hand-washing protocol that saved thousands of lives to a garden hose that could reverse global warming, learn why the best solutions are often the easiest.

A sensation ... youll be stimulated, provoked and entertained. Of how many books can that be said?Sunday TelegraphPrepare to be dazzled Malcolm GladwellWITH A NEW FOREWORD CELEBRATING 20 YEARS SINCE PUBLICATIONAssume nothing, question everything. This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubners rule-breaking, iconoclastic book about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyones view of the world upside-down and became an international multi-million-copy-selling phenomenon.Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation, Freakonomics will make you see the familiar world through a completely original lens.Has you chuckling one minute and gasping in amazement the nextWall Street Journal

Superfreakonomicsthe smash hit follow-up to the remarkable New York Times bestselling phenomenon Freakonomicsis back in a new full-color, fully illustrated and expanded edition. The brainchild of rogue economist Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner that once again brilliantly challenges our view of the way the world really works is presented with a new, visual, superfreaky dimension added, enhancing the already provocative thinking and behavioral economics behind street prostitutes, hurricanes, heart attacks, and other seemingly mundane matters that made Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics part of the national zeitgeist.Applying their signature economic approach, Levitt and Dubner tackle a new set of provocative questions:Behavioral Economics: Why do street prostitutes have more in common with a department-store Santa than youd think, and what can monkeys teach us about the stock market? Counterintuitive Thinking: Explore the real data behind life-and-death decisions, from whether its safer to walk drunk or drive drunk to why a suicide bomber might buy life insurance. Unintended Consequences: Discover how the arrival of cable TV empowered women in rural India and why the invention of the car seat may not be the simple lifesaver we assume it is. Cheap and Simple Fixes: From a simple hand-washing protocol that saved thousands of lives to a garden hose that could reverse global warming, learn why the best solutions are often the easiest.

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a beautiful 20th anniversary edition featuring a new forewordWhich is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday lifefrom cheating and crime to sports and child-rearingand whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentiveshow people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, andif the right questions are askedis even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.This 20th anniversary edition of the book includes a gorgeous new cover design and a new foreword by Stephen Dubner, reflecting on the unexpected impact Freakonomics has had on the world over the last two decades, as well as the New York Times Magazine profile Dubner wrote about Levitt that started it all.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. Its the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blogand theyve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why dont flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on the Freakonomics website. Many of them, they freely admit, were rubbish. But now theyve gone through and picked the best of the best. Youll discover what people lie about, and why; the best way to cut gun deaths; why it might be time for a sex tax; and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) Youll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubners own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny. What happens when two rogue economists apply their data-driven insights to the worlds quirkiest problems?Counterintuitive Questions: Explore the hidden logic behind everyday puzzles, like why flight attendants dont get tipped and why KFC always seems to run out of chicken. Unconventional Wisdom: Discover the surprising data on the best way to cut gun deaths and the real reason you should never rob a bank (hint: the ROI is terrible). Behavioral Economics in Action: Dig into the data to see what people really lie about, and why cheating is a prominent feature in just about every human endeavor. A Personal Look at Freakonomics: Go behind the scenes with authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner as they reveal their personal passions, from gambling and golf to the abolition of the penny.

En esta obra, Levitt y Dubner demuestran, a través de ejemplos y una sarcástica perspicacia, que la economía representa el estudio de los incentivos.¿Qué resulta más peligroso: una pistola o una piscina?¿Que tienen en comun un maestro de escuela y un luchador de sumo?¿Por que continuan los traficantes de drogas viviendo con sus madres?¿En que se parecen el Ku Kux Klan a los agentes inmobiliarios?Quizas estas no sean las tipicas preguntas que se formula un experto en economia, pero Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner no son unos economistas muy tipicos.Se trata de especialistas que estudian la esencia y los enigmas de la vida cotidiana y cuyas conclusiones, con frecuencia, ponen patas arriba la sabiduria convencional.A traves de ejemplos practicos y de una sarcastica perspicacia, Levitt y Dubner demuestran que la economia, en el fondo, representa el estudio de los incentivos: el modo en que las personas obtienen lo que desean, o necesitan, especialmente cuando otras personas desean o necesitan lo mismo.

Los autores de Freakonomics te enseñan cómo ejercitar tu cerebro.Con Piensa como un freak, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han escrito su libro más revolucionario hasta la fecha. Con el sello inconfundible de narracion cautivadora y analisis no convencional, nos llevan al interior de su proceso reflexivo y nos enseñan a pensar de manera un poco mas productiva, mas creativa, mas racional, es decir, a pensar como un freak.Como en sus libros anteriores, ningun tema esta vedado, de los negocios a la filantropia, pasando por los deportes o la politica, todo con el objetivo de reciclar tu cerebro.Algunos de los pasos para pensar como un freak:- Deja de lado tu brujula moral, porque es dificil ver un problema con claridad si ya has decidido que hacer con el.-Piensa como un niño, porque se te ocurriran mejores ideas y plantearas mejores preguntas.- Toma una clase magistral en incentivos, porque, para bien o para mal, los incentivos gobiernan el mundo.-Aprende a convencer a gente que no quiere ser convencida, porque ser bueno no basta para que uno se salga con la suya.- Aprende a apreciar lasventajas de abandonar, porque no puedes resolver el problema de mañana si no estas dispuesto a reconocer el fracaso de la calamidad de hoy.Esta claro que Levitt y Dubner ven el mundo como nadie. Nunca antes unos pensadores tan iconoclastas han sido tan reveladores y tan divertidos de leer.Reseña:Este libro cambiara tu vida.Daily Express

Para celebrar el décimo aniversario de la publicación de Freakonomics, el libro que marcó un hito, aparece esta cuidada colección cuyo origen es el blog sobre economía más entretenido del universo.Con un estilo aun mas personal e irreverente, Cuando robar un banco plantea una serie de preguntas poco convencionales, como, por ejemplo:¿Por que no reciben propinas las azafatas?; si fueras un terrorista, ¿como atacarias? y ¿por que KFC siempre se queda sin pollo frito?A lo largo de la ultima decada, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han publicado mas de ocho mil entradas en su blog Freakonomics.com. No tienen inconveniente en reconocer que muchas de ellas eran autenticos disparates. Pero las han revisado y escogido las mejores.El lector descubrira sobre que miente la gente y por que; la mejor manera de reducir la mortalidad por disparos de arma de fuego; por que quiza haya llegado la hora de imponer un impuesto sobre el sexo y... si: cuando robar un banco (la respuesta es nunca, ya que el resultado, en relacion con la inversion, es desastroso). Tambien descubrira un monton de cosas acerca de los propios caprichos y pasiones de Levitt y Dubner, que van de los juegos de azar y el golf al backgammon y la abolicion de las monedas de un centavo de dolar.Sorprendente y erudito, elocuente e ingenioso, Cuando robar un banco demuestra la genialidad que convirtio Freakonomics en un exito internacional, con mas de siete millones de ejemplares en cuarenta lenguas y ciento cincuenta millones de descargas del podcast de su Freakonomics Radio.Reseñas: Un curso intensivo adictivo e irresistible sobre la implementacion populista de la economia.The A. V. ClubUna disparatada coleccion de analisis economicos que parece contraria al sentido comun# Regocijante y entretenida.KirkusGenial# el lector se quedara pasmado y boquiabierto.The Wall Street JournalHoy todos somos freakonomistas.The Washington PostUna tarde dedicada a leer el libro de Levitt y Dubner convertira al lector en la persona mas interesante de la velada de esa noche.NationalPublic Radio, EE. UU.Un libro estupendo, repleto de detalles historicos improbables pero fascinantes que diferencian a los autores de los habituales cientificos pop.The New York TimesBuenas ideas# expresadas con humor y lucidez.Financial Times

Los autores de Freakonomics te enseñan cómo ejercitar tu cerebro.Con Piensa como un freak, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han escrito su libro más revolucionario hasta la fecha. Con el sello inconfundible de narracion cautivadora y analisis no convencional, nos llevan al interior de su proceso reflexivo y nos enseñan a pensar de manera un poco mas productiva, mas creativa, mas racional, es decir, a pensar como un freak.Como en sus libros anteriores, ningun tema esta vedado, de los negocios a la filantropia, pasando por los deportes o la politica, todo con el objetivo de reciclar tu cerebro.Algunos de los pasos para pensar como un freak:- Deja de lado tu brujula moral, porque es dificil ver un problema con claridad si ya has decidido que hacer con el.-Piensa como un niño, porque se te ocurriran mejores ideas y plantearas mejores preguntas.- Toma una clase magistral en incentivos, porque, para bien o para mal, los incentivos gobiernan el mundo.-Aprende a convencer a gente que no quiere ser convencida, porque ser bueno no basta para que uno se salga con la suya.- Aprende a apreciar lasventajas de abandonar, porque no puedes resolver el problema de mañana si no estas dispuesto a reconocer el fracaso de la calamidad de hoy.Esta claro que Levitt y Dubner ven el mundo como nadie. Nunca antes unos pensadores tan iconoclastas han sido tan reveladores y tan divertidos de leer.Reseña: Este libro cambiara tu vida.Daily Express

En esta obra, Levitt y Dubner demuestran, a través de ejemplos y una sarcástica perspicacia, que la economía representa el estudio de los incentivos.¿Qué resulta más peligroso: una pistola o una piscina?¿Que tienen en comun un maestro de escuela y un luchador de sumo?¿Por que continuan los traficantes de drogas viviendo con sus madres?¿En que se parecen el Ku Kux Klan a los agentes inmobiliarios?Quizas estas no sean las tipicas preguntas que se formula un experto en economia, pero Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner no son unos economistas muy tipicos.Se trata de especialistas que estudian la esencia y los enigmas de la vida cotidiana y cuyas conclusiones, con frecuencia, ponen patas arriba la sabiduria convencional.A traves de ejemplos practicos y de una sarcastica perspicacia, Levitt y Dubner demuestran que la economia, en el fondo, representa el estudio de los incentivos: el modo en que las personas obtienen lo que desean, o necesitan, especialmente cuando otras personas desean o necesitan lo mismo.