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Steven D. Levitt es un economista estadounidense y profesor en la Universidad de Chicago, conocido por su trabajo en microeconomía aplicada.
Known for: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, When to Rob a Bank: A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
Books by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Freakonomics es un libro que aplica la teoría económica a una amplia gama de fenómenos sociales y culturales aparentemente no relacionados. A través de ejemplos provocativos y análisis empíricos, los ...
When to Rob a Bank: A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
A collection of essays and blog posts by the authors of Freakonomics, exploring quirky and unconventional economic insights into everyday life, from the economics of bank robbery to the hidden side of...
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Chapter 1 – What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common?
Incentives are the cornerstone of human behavior, yet they can also be the engine of corruption. When I began studying cheating among Chicago schoolteachers, the revelation was startling: teachers whose pay and reputation depended on student test scores occasionally changed those scores. The statist...
From Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Chapter 2 – How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents?
Information is power—a truth so pervasive that it dictates social hierarchies, business negotiations, and historical oppression. The Ku Klux Klan, for all its terror and secrecy, maintained its influence through control of information. When a journalist infiltrated and exposed their rituals and inte...
From Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Exploring Unconventional Questions
Our curiosity has always been our best compass. In the Freakonomics world, questions are never too silly or too sacred to explore. We’ve asked whether names can affect a child’s future income, whether prostitution pays better than honest work, and even what the economic logic behind drunk walking mi...
From When to Rob a Bank: A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
The Economics of Crime
Our title essay, “When to Rob a Bank,” began as a joke. A reader once asked if we, as economists, could calculate the perfect time to rob a bank. We laughed, then wondered—why not? When we investigated, the data showed what our gut already suspected: bank robbery is a terrible business. The average ...
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About Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Steven D. Levitt es un economista estadounidense y profesor en la Universidad de Chicago, conocido por su trabajo en microeconomía aplicada. Stephen J. Dubner es periodista y escritor, reconocido por su capacidad para traducir ideas complejas en narrativas accesibles. Juntos, han popularizado la eco...
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Steven D. Levitt es un economista estadounidense y profesor en la Universidad de Chicago, conocido por su trabajo en microeconomía aplicada. Stephen J. Dubner es periodista y escritor, reconocido por su capacidad para traducir ideas complejas en narrativas accesibles. Juntos, han popularizado la eco...
Steven D. Levitt es un economista estadounidense y profesor en la Universidad de Chicago, conocido por su trabajo en microeconomía aplicada. Stephen J. Dubner es periodista y escritor, reconocido por su capacidad para traducir ideas complejas en narrativas accesibles. Juntos, han popularizado la economía conductual a través de la serie Freakonomics.
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