'Freakonomics' approaches the topic of success and its economic implications by using economic theories to analyze social issues. It explores different theories and social issues through a series of essays, stories, and case studies. The book addresses questions related to success, such as the impact of parents on a child's success in life. It shows that economics, at its root, is the study of how people behave and how they get what they want.
Author Steven Levitt, working with journalist Stephen Dubner, shows how economic theories can be use...
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