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Freakonomics, co-authored by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, is an unconventional and engaging exploration of economics and its surprising real-world applications. The book takes readers on a captivating journey, using economic principles to uncover unexpected insights into various aspects of everyday life. Levitt and Dubner analyze intriguing topics such as the economics of drug dealing, the impact of parenting on children’s success, and the hidden patterns behind various societal behaviors.
- “Morality, it could be argued, represents the way that people would like the world to work—whereas economics represents how it actually does work.”
- “The conventional wisdom is often wrong.”
- “What I am saying is that if you really want to understand something, you have to start by rejecting easy answers.”
- “Most people don’t know what they’re talking about.”
- “The world is full of things that aren’t what they seem.”
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