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A Summary of Freakonomics

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Economy & Business

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (2005) details the unexpected ways that moral, social, and economic incentives influence social outcomes. Incentives are factors that influence the choices an individual or group makes; a driver is incentivized to keep the speed limit, for example, by the desire to avoid getting a speeding ticket.…

© 2020 HN Publishing (Audiobook): 9781987139822

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Audiobook: 5 February 2020

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