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SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner — WisdomDeck honest review

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SuperFreakonomics

by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

More counterintuitive economics: prostitution, terrorists, altruism, cheap fixes. Entertaining; the climate chapter drew heavy criticism.

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Incentives explain more than you think.
Cheap fixes often beat grand ones.
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Freakonomics, round two.

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