'Freakonomics' uses economic theories to analyze and explain the motivations behind human behavior. The book explores different social issues and theories, such as cheating by sumo wrestlers and the economic organization of drug gangs. It uses stories and case studies to show that economics, at its core, 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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