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Inc. August 2005 Michael S. Hopkins |
Data Is the World Steven Levitt's bestseller "Freakonomics" offers lessons to businesspeople about how to use analytical tools of economics to read the world more accurately. The controversial assertion that the legalization of abortion in the U.S. decreased crime serves as an example. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Peter Coy |
More Oddball Tales for Freakonomics Fans Levitt and Dubner are back with new examples of how incentives make people do the darnedest things |
HBS Working Knowledge July 6, 2009 Jim Heskett |
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World? It is becoming clear that human behavior is much less rational than we assumed. What does this mean for conventional wisdom in areas such as management? |
Investment Advisor July 2006 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Just the Facts Financial consumers seek expert help because they're afraid of not being able to retire, or just losing their money. They don't want to be sold, they want to be advised. |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Fuzzy Math Investors, remember that when some companies present information about themselves, they're hoping you won't think too much about their data. To get a true portrait of a company's health, you'll have to look beyond hype and announcements. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Super-Freaky -- and Super-Smart A conversation with the co-author of the book "SuperFreakonomics," Stephen Dubner. |
Scientific American September 2006 Michael Shermer |
Fake, Mistake, Replicate A court of law may determine the meaning of replication in science thanks to a defamation suit filed by economist John R. Lott, Jr. against Steven D. Levitt and HarperCollins, publisher of Levitt's 2005 book, Freakonomics. |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 John Reeves |
Undercover Investment Tips British economist and Financial Times columnist Tim Harford talks about the American economy, the market -- and scarcity and profits. |
BusinessWeek December 5, 2005 |
The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List The top-selling business books: The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman... Freakonomics by Steven D. LeVitt... Blink by Malcolm Gladwell... The Martha Rules by Martha Stewart... etc. |