by - written on 18/01/11 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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This book is an entertaining and more importantly intriguing book by the brilliant economist Steven Levitt and the journalist Stephen J. Dubner. This book is a great and well thought out book which equals, if not betters possibly, the last book Freakonomics. Incidentally, I thought that too was brilliant. At 216 pages long this is by no ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/09/10 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Freakonomics was a fascinating book, it looked at the underworld through the eyes of economists and made some startling revelations about life such as why the crime rate goes down as the abortion rate goes up. I was looking forward to reading the sequel Superfreakonomics hoping to be met by the same kind of wit and insights into life but ... Read the complete review
by - written on 30/04/10 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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Why Should Suicide Bombers buy life insurance? Did TV cause a rise in crime? How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? These are some of the questions asked by economists Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner in this book, using their economist backgrounds to analyse statistics to find ... Read the complete review
by - written on 12/04/10, updated on 12/04/10 (Very useful, 102 readings)
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So, why do doctors and surgeons wear bowties? Well, that's one of many irreverent questions the Freakonomics boys like to address, and with surprisingly interesting answers, this the second book on the crazy world of things like probability economics, cause and effect, and 'externalities', amongst other mathematical oddities, this book ... Read the complete review
