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Freakonomics

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What’s it about?

An economist and a journalist reveal the hidden incentives and surprising data behind everyday behavior, from cheating teachers to drug dealers and falling crime rates.

You’ll learn

  • Incentives drive all human behavior
  • Conventional wisdom is often wrong
  • Correlation is not causation
  • Data reveals hidden truths