Image via WikipediaLevitt and Dubner's book Freakonomics is a ground-breaking book where the pair examined the economics in some very interesting subjects, such as cheating in public schools, illegal drugs, sumo wrestling, and more. The exotic subjects are the hook, and it pulls you in as it also manages to teach you about various economic buzz terms like "price insentive" and so on.Some of the conclusions will like offend people, as it had concluded that the drop in crime rates in the 1980's and 90's is a result of... legalization of abortion. He's got the numbers to prove it, but can he convince people?
If you can keep an open mind, you should read this book, and check out the few episodes of "Freaknomics Radio" podcast (you can find it through the Amazon link below, and on iTunes and their website).
Rating: Read it
(though you can skip the movie, it's kinda lousy)
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