Book HackWhen to Rob a BankBy Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
In a Nutshell
When To Rob A Bank is a collection of the best of the Freakonomics authors' blog posts from over 10 years of blogging about economics in all areas of our life.
Favorite Quote
Most of us have a lot more experience being consumers than producers, so we tend to view things through the lens of demand rather than supply.
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Introduction
In 2005, the economics professor and journalist duo of Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt published their hit book Freakonomics, showing the surprising ways that the study of incentives can be applied to everyday life.
Now a multi-media franchise, Freakonomics has spawned a film adaptation, a podcast, a blog, and a sequel called Superfreakonomics.
In this book, the Stevens return with another installment of counterintuitive findings and bizarre yet true statistical anecdotes.
Compiled from the highlights of over a decade of blog posts, When to Rob a Bank is full of answers to life's strangest questions.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Neither our own price sensors, nor those of people setting them are well-calibrated
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