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Psychology · 20 min

Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

By Steven Levitt

Beyond conventional wisdom, the world operates on a hidden logic driven by incentives. This episode unpacks how a data-driven perspective reveals the surprising, often counter-intuitive forces shaping human behavior, challenging our assumptions about everything from crime rates to everyday decisions.

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“Beyond conventional wisdom, the world operates on a hidden logic driven by incentives. This episode unpacks how a data-driven perspective reveals the surprising, often counter-intuitive forces shaping human behavior, challenging our assumptions about everything from crime rates to everyday decisions.”

— Steven Levitt, Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

What it is about

freakonomics, incentives, behavioral economics

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of freakonomics, incentives, behavioral economics and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Steven Levitt brings a credible and useful lens to freakonomics, incentives, behavioral economics, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

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Steven Levitt

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