When To Rob a Bank

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, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Now the very best of this writing has been carefully curated into one volume, the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics.Discover why taller people tend to make more money; why it's so hard to predict the Kentucky Derby winner; and why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax). You'll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner's own quirks and passions. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, Freaks and Friends demonstrates the brilliance that has made their books an international sensation.

Info autore

Stephen J. Dubner hat von 1994 bis 1999 als Herausgeber und Journalist für das 'New York Times Magazine' gearbeitet. Heute schreibt Dubner free lance u.a. für den New Yorker, die Washington Post und Time.

Steven Levitt, geb. 1967 in Boston, zeichnete sich schon während seines Studiums der Wirtschaftswissenschaften in Harvard durch sein unkonventionelles Denken aus. Seit 1999 hält Levitt eine Professur an der University of Chicago und ist Herausgeber des 'Journal of Political Economy'.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D Levitt, Steven D. Levitt, Steven D. Dubner Levitt, Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner
• Editore: Allen Lane
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9780141980966
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198096-6
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 225 mm x 35 mm
• Serie: ALLEN LANE; A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World; A Rogue Economist's Guide to the World
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia