by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner · DENOEL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782207261903
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«SuperFreakonomics» is the economics and society essay by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, published by Denoël in paperback (336 pages, in French).
A follow-up to Freakonomics, this essay applies economic analysis to unexpected questions: why suicide bombers should take out life insurance, the link between kangaroos and global cooling, or why it is dangerous to walk home after drinking. With data and iconoclastic curiosity, Levitt and Dubner show that many accepted ideas are mere prejudices and that human beings respond above all to incentives.
It is the second volume in the Freakonomics series by Levitt and Dubner. The French edition was published in 2010 and translated by Nicolas Wronski.
Recommended for readers who enjoy economics applied to everyday life, data journalism and popular essays with provocative questions.
Steven David Levitt is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels. Levitt is a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in the field of crime. He was co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy published by the University of Chicago Press until December 2007. In 2009, Levitt co-founded TGG Group, a business and philanthropy consulting company. He was chosen as one of Time magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World" in 2006. A 2011 survey of economics professors named Levitt their fourth favorite living economist under the age of 60, after Paul Krugman, Greg Mankiw and Daron Acemoglu.
