Why don't flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken? Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have published more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com. Now the very best of this writing has b[...]

Like no other text for the intermediate microeconomics course, Goolsbee/Levitt/Syverson Microeconomics bridges the gap between the theory and practice, providing an empirical dimension that makes the course immediately relevant and useful to students. With carefully crafted features and examples tha[...]

From the rule-breaking authors of international bestsellers Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, this is the ultimate guide to how to Think Like a Freak. The Freakonomics books have come to stand for something: challenging conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions; and l[...]

Forfattaren skriv med utgangspunkt i forskingsbasert kunnskap om endringsprosessar i skulen. Ho drøftar sentrale aspekt ved endringsprosessen som leiing, samarbeid og rolla til skuleeigar i lys av teori og forskning.Vidare viser ho korleis ein kan omsetje kunnskap om endringsarbeid til praktisk han[...]

I den globala dundersuccén Freakonomics vände Chicago-professorn Steven D. Levitt och New York Times-journalisten Stephen J. Dubner uppochner på vår förståelse av det mesta från knarklangning till lägenhetsaffärer. Nu är de tillbaka! I den lika fascinerande uppföljaren Tänk som ett fre[...]

Kumpi on vaarallisempi, ase vai uima-allas? Mitä yhteistä on opettajilla ja sumopainijoilla? Paljonko vanhemmilla oikeasti on merkitystä?Kysymykset eivät ehkä ole tyypillisiä taloustieteilijälle. Steven D. Levitt ei kuitenkaan ole tyypillinen taloustieteilijä. Hän on kiitelty opettaja, joka[...]