Freakonomics (Spanish Edition)

Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics (Spanish Edition)
Format
Paperback
Publisher
B de Bolsillo
Published
31 July 2018
Pages
336
ISBN
9788496581814

Freakonomics (Spanish Edition)

Steven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner

En esta obra, Levitt y Dubner demuestran, a traves de ejemplos y una sarcastica perspicacia, que la economia representa el estudio de los incentivos.

?Que resulta mas peligroso: una pistola o una piscina?

?Que tienen en comun un maestro de escuela y un luchador de sumo?

?Por que continuan los traficantes de drogas viviendo con sus madres?

?En que se parecen el Ku Kux Klan a los agentes inmobiliarios?

Quizas estas no sean las tipicas preguntas que se formula un experto en economia, pero Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner no son unos economistas muy tipicos. Se trata de especialistas que estudian la esencia y los enigmas de la vida cotidiana y cuyas conclusiones, con frecuencia, ponen patas arriba la sabiduria convencional.

A traves de ejemplos practicos y de una sarcastica perspicacia, Levitt y Dubner demuestran que la economia, en el fondo, representa el estudio de los incentivos: el modo en que las personas obtienen lo que desean, o necesitan, especialmente cuando otras personas desean o necesitan lo mismo.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles of everyday life-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports-and reaches conclusions that turn conventional wisdom on its head.

Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives-how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

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