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魔鬼经济学:揭示隐藏在表象之下的真实世界,彻底改变你看待这个世界的方式
内容简介
著名的书评人兰兹·伯格把《魔鬼经济学》比喻成一部侦探小说,说自己在阅读读书的过程中一直都&“屏住呼吸&”,生怕一呼一吸之间,吹跑书中的那股灵气。在他看来,《魔鬼经济学》的每一个章节都包含了一本一流侦探小说的所有元素。只不过列维特所要侦破的最终目标不是&“找到凶手&”,而是&“揭开真实世界的伪装&”。《魔鬼经济学》书中的几乎每一个字都是对传统智慧的颠覆,他的许多发现被认为是惊世骇俗的,有些甚至会为他引来杀身之祸。
不论从哪个角度来说,这都是一本会让人眼界一新的书。
作者简介
In the summer of 2003, the New York Times Magazine sent Stephen J. Dubner, an author and journalist, to write a profile of Steven D. Levitt, a heralded young economist at the University of Chicago. Levitt was not remotely interested in the things that interest most economists. More...
Instead, he studied the riddles of everyday lifefrom cheating to crime to child-rearingand his conclusions turned the conventional wisdom on its head. For instance, he argued that one of the main causes of the crime drop of the 1990s was the legalization of abortion twenty years earlier. (Unwanted children have a greater likelihood of becoming criminals; with so many unwanted children being aborted in the 1970s, the pool of potential criminals had significantly shrunk by the 1990s.) The Times article yielded an unprecedented response, a deluge of interest from thousands of curious, inspired, and occasionally distraught readers. Levitt and Dubner collaborated on a book that gives full play to Levitts most compelling ideas. Through forceful storytelling and pungent insight. FREAKONOMICS reminds us all that economics is, at root, the study of incentiveshow people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. Among the questions it answers: Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? If drug dealers make so much money, why do they still live with their mothers? What makes a perfect parent? And, of course: What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? (Answer: they both cheat.)
在《魔鬼经济学》中,列维特和史蒂芬·都伯纳取材日常生活,以经济学的方式来探索日常事物背后的世界:念书给婴儿听会不会使他日后成为一个好学生?游泳池比枪支还危险?贩毒集团的结构其实和麦当劳的组织很像,而且基层员工和小弟都没赚头,钱都进了总裁和大哥的口袋;父母教养方式的差异对孩子影响不大等。
《魔鬼经济学》中确立了一个有悖于传统智慧的观点:如果说伦理道德代表了我们心目中理想的社会运行模式的话,那么经济学就是在向我们描述这个社会到底是如何运行的。
书里也展示了千方百计搜集来的各种数据——学校的考试成绩、日本著名相扑手的秘密证据、房地产经纪人的买卖记录,甚至还有黑社会卧底的秘密日记。通过对这些数据的巧妙分析,作者得出了种种令人跌破眼镜的结论。他将教会你如何用数据分析你所看到的世界;他将告诉你:真实的世界原来是这样的……
著名的书评人兰兹·伯格把《魔鬼经济学》比喻成一部侦探小说,说自己在阅读读书的过程中一直都“屏住呼吸”,生怕一呼一吸之间,吹跑书中的那股灵气。在他看来,《魔鬼经济学》的每一个章节都包含了一本一流侦探小说的所有元素。只不过列维特所要侦破的最终目标不是“找到凶手”,而是“揭开真实世界的伪装”。《魔鬼经济学》书中的几乎每一个字都是对传统智慧的颠覆,他的许多发现被认为是惊世骇俗的,有些甚至会为他引来杀身之祸。
不论从哪个角度来说,这都是一本会让人眼界一新的书。
精彩书评
Steven D. Levitt teaches economics at the University of Chicago. His idiosyncratic economic research into areas as varied as guns and game shows has triggered debate in the media and academic circles.
Stephen J. Dubner, a former writer and editor at The New York Times Magazine, is the author of Turbulent Souls (Choosing My Religion), Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper, and the children's book The Boy with Two Belly Buttons.
史蒂芬·列维特,芝加哥大学经济学教授,荣获约翰·贝茨·克拉克奖——这是一个只颁发给40岁以下影响力最大的经济学家的奖项。列维特在2006年被《时代》杂志评选为“全球最具影响力的一百人之一”。
史蒂芬·都伯纳,《纽约时报杂志》前撰稿人、编辑。著有《骚动的灵魂》,《一个英雄崇拜者的自白》,另著有儿童图书《长两个肚脐眼的男孩》。
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Freakonomics (New Edition)魔鬼经济学 英文原版 [平装] epub pdf mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
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Freakonomics (New Edition)魔鬼经济学 英文原版 [平装] epub pdf mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024