When to rob a bank : ... and 131 more warped suggestions and well-intended rants /

A curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. Over the past decade, Levitt and Dubner freely admit that most of their posts 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...

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Main Authors: Levitt, Steven D
Group Author: Dubner, Stephen J
Published: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: A curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. Over the past decade, Levitt and Dubner freely admit that most of their posts 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.).
Carrier Form: 387 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical (pages 357-374) references.
ISBN: 9780062385802
0062385801
9780062385321
0062385321
9780062405333
0062405330
0062451936
9780062451934
Index Number: HB74
CLC: F069.9
Call Number: F069.9/L666
Contents: We were only trying to help -- Limberhand the masturbator and the perils of Wayne -- Hurray for high gas prices! -- Contested -- How to be scared of the wrong thing -- If you're not cheating, you're not trying -- But is it good for the planet? -- Hit on 21 -- When to rob a bank -- More sex please, we're economists -- Kaleidoscopia -- When you're a jet.