When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

Economists Levitt and Dubner became famous all over the world, with hooligan ease, laying out complex economic laws in the bestseller Freakonomics. In their new book, they analyze the problems of the global economy using the most unexpected and funny examples. Why is the consumption of shrimp constantly growing? Why do women feel more unhappy than men? How to link ecology and brothels for financial gain? What is the real benefit of import substitution? Why do we succumb to herd mentality? T...