BUS 100 Lecture Notes - Stephen J. Dubner, Stetson Kennedy, Sumo
3 Oct 2012
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Freakonomics is best described by the title of its introductory chapter the hidden side of. It puts a spin on conventional wisdom by looking at it through very different and unusual perspectives. This book was written by steven d. levitt and stephen j. dubner and was published by harpercollins publishers inc. a very unusual trait of this book is that, unlike most books, it honestly has no theme. In fact, it is often stated within the book that there is no theme. The authors" main concern was to make people challenge conventional wisdom and so the idea that if two things correlate with one another, it doesn"t necessarily mean that one is the cause, and the other is the effect. Well, his studies show that even those who seem most honorable, or who seem to have the least opportunity to do so, often cheat, because of incentives. This is what sumo wrestlers and schoolteachers have in common.
