Steven Levitt And Stephen Dubner's Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist

Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner’s book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything has gained a lot of attention for its ability merge economics with pop culture. The book majorly focuses on noting that mainly entails with studying incentives. Levitt is professionally qualified to apply economics in different life incidences, which are described in the articles found in the book. The discussion below is a detailed review of this book.

It would be hard to believe that a book containing information on the doctrines involved in economics would be an instant success especially in the mainstream. Levitt’s book has been exemplary since it was released, winning the second position in New York Times’ list of nonfiction best sellers. By the end of 2009, the book had already sold over 4 million copies in the

These authors note that although cars are deadlier that airplane, crashes involving airplanes gets a lot of attention (Levitt and Stephen, p220). How is the reader supposed to “retrain” their brain when presented with issues that are general knowledge? Why not subscribe to a periodical on general interests? It is expected that since the authors are great at their professions and have more exposure, they could give the readers concrete information that is not general knowledge.

To conclude, Freakonomics can be considered as a book that is both, genius and maddening. It evokes emotions that oppose each other. It could be entertaining as well as annoying, or brilliant and too obvious. Although the book has had a high rating since it is release, it is wise for one to consider other motivators before choosing to read the book. Maybe it is true what Levitt says, 'numbers don 't lie ', but don’t be fooled. They do not always tell the entire