11 min read ⌚ Is a gun more dangerous than a swimming pool? How much of an impact do parents really have on a child’s life? Did the legalization of abortion lead to a sharp decrease in crime? These aren’t typical questions about economics, but then Steven Levitt isn’t your typical economist. Together with award-winning writer […]
5 min read ⌚ Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance Let’s dive right into it! Who Should Read “SuperFreakonomics” and Why? “SuperFreakonomics” will reveal how social subjects are correlated with the economy and will show you how you can make use of statistics in every field of life. We recommend […]
11 min read ⌚ In 1849, the Scottish philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase “the dismal science” to describe economics. His contemporary, John Stuart Mill, loudly contested Carlyle’s views, expressing his optimism that economics has the best shot of all human endeavors to actually make us better people. And like it or hate it, […]
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