Economics to me seems to be an irrelevant mass of confusing statistics and maths. This book helps change that view as the two authors, (one an Economics professor, the other a campaigning journalist), attempt to make the reader think beyond the assumed, question the findings of experts and understand that people act because of incentives. Life is more complex than newspapers would have us think.
After reading this book you’ll have the surprising and sometimes shocking answers to thoses niggling questions like: what causes the fall in crime rates? Do the efforts of parents guarantee their offspring will be successful? Does a child’s name affect its status? Why do most drug pushers live with their mothers and are Estate Agents cheats ? Read Freakonomics and find out …
