When to rob a bank
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited; HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781443416542; 9780062218322; 9781443442077
Subjects: Economics; Psychological aspects; Sociological aspects; Montana
Description: In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics FreakonomicsOver the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Many of them, they freely admit, were rubbish. But now they've gone through and picked the best of the best. You'll discover what people lie about, and why; the best way to cut gun deaths; why it might be time for a sex tax; and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) You'll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner's own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.
Table of contents: title: We were only trying to help; title: Limberhand the masturbator and the perils of Wayne; title: Hurray for high gas prices!; title: Contested; title: How to be scared of the wrong thing; title: If you're not cheating, you're not trying; title: But is it good for the planet?; title: Hit on 21; title: When to rob a bank; title: More sex please, we're economists; title: Kaleidoscopia; title: When you're a jet.