New Releases by Steven D. Levitt

比爾．蓋茲盛讚！ 「具娛樂性，寫作高明，充滿驚喜與洞見， 我會向每一位非小說類書的讀者推薦這本書。」 《蘋果橘子經濟學》系列作暢銷全球400萬冊 《華爾街日報》《紐約時報》《華盛頓郵報》《經濟學人》 ……爭論不斷、齊聲叫好！ 超另類經濟學家 ╳ 《時代》全球最具影響力百大人物，被譽為「全美最有趣的腦袋」 只需一個有效誘因，人的善惡就能被操縱。 透過經濟學看待日常瑣碎問題， 打破傳統思考框架與常規， 找出隱藏在事實背後的瘋狂誘因， 掌握改變世界的魔力。 全球暖化的對策竟然是火山爆發？為何口交的價碼逐年大幅下跌？ 無論好壞與美醜，本書向世人呈現了真相為何， 而且在最終分析中，事實總是令人超級意外！ 現今許多法律或許立意良好，但卻沒有考慮到人們對真實世界裡種種誘因做出反應的方式。人就是人，無善惡之別，都會對誘因做出反應。我們既能展現慷慨或自私的行為，也能展現英勇行為。因此，若找到適當手段，幾乎就能操縱人們，不論是善良或邪惡的操縱。 征服馬糞、有線電視的意外效果、酒醉走路的危險性……跟經濟學有什麼關係？李維特與杜伯納認為，與其透過經濟學來思考這些問題，不如視之為運用「經濟方法」的案例。經濟方法並不是用以解釋經濟的數學工具，而是我們決定對這個世界進行有點不同的檢視。 本書透過經濟學家的眼光，切入日常生活中的瑣碎問題，運用經濟學專業的分析手法與工具，發掘其中隱含的「經濟現象」，以及個體經濟行為背後運作的道理與機制。 ▌重新挑戰你的思考方式，探索日常事物的隱藏面向： ．酒醉走路比酒駕還要危險？ ．變性為什麼能讓你加薪？ ．流鶯為什麼像百貨公司的聖誕老人？ ．皮條客與房地產經紀人，誰能創造更高的價值？ ．颶風、心臟病與公路死亡事故有什麼共通點？ ．引爆火山爆發真有可能拯救全球暖化？ ．醫生連洗手這樣簡單的事情都做不好？ ．兒童汽車安全座椅的作用其實不大？ ．捕捉恐怖分子的最佳方法和買保險有關？ ．吃袋鼠肉能夠拯救地球？ 本書將徹底打破你對傳統經濟學的刻板印象，讓經濟學的原理和概念就像呼吸一樣簡單。舉凡日常生活中的大小問題，例如酒駕、性工作、恐怖分子、兒童安全座椅、火山爆發與全球暖化等，李維特與杜伯納將教你用經濟學的邏輯方式解讀，探索那些你以為你了解、但其實不然的事物，以及那些你從不知道你想了解、但你其實想了解的事物。 一致推薦 林明仁╱台灣大學經濟學系特聘教授 周治邦╱美國芝加哥大學經濟學博士、《賽局理論》作者 廖啟宏╱加州政府研究首席、《一口經濟學》PODCAST主持人 劉瑞華╱清華大學經濟學系教授 （以上依姓名筆畫順序排列）

We present the results of a novel early childhood intervention in which disadvantaged 3-4-year- old children were randomized to receive a new preschool and parent education program focused on cognitive and non-cognitive skills (CogX) or to a control group that did not receive preschool education. In addition to a typical academic year (9 month) program, we also evaluated a shortened summer version of the program (2 months) in which children were treated immediately prior to the start of Kindergarten. Both programs, including the shortened version, significantly improved cognitive test scores by about one quarter of a standard deviation relative to the control group at the end of the year. The shortened version of the program was equally as effective as the academic- year program because most of the gains in the academic-year program occurred within the first few months.

Miért húzta le az ausztrál orvos a veszélyes baktériumokkal teli lombikot? Hány életet mentene meg egy vezető nélküli autó? Miért olyan nehéz kimondani, hogy „nem tudom”? Miért hívják fel a figyelmet a nigériai emailes csalók, hogy Nigériából írnak? Steven D. Levitt és Stephen J. Dubner a Lökonómia (Freakonomics) című könyvük után ismét a dolgok mélyére néznek. Azokba a gondolkodási mechanizmusokba vezetnek be, amelyek révén egy kissé termékenyebben, kreatívabban és racionálisabban gondolkodhatunk – vagyis elsajátíthatjuk az agyament gondolkodást. A közgazdász-újságíró páros egy merőben új probléma-megoldási módszert körvonalaz, legyen szó üzletről, jótékonykodásról, sportról, politikáról vagy átfogó, globális reformokról. A lebilincselő történetmesélés és a rendhagyó elemzés rájuk jellemző egyvelegével mindent megvizsgálnak, mindezt annak érdekében, hogy a világ és saját magunk problémáira jobb kérdésekkel és még jobb ötletekkel rukkolhassunk elő.

Apa rahasia juara dunia lomba makan hot dog asal Jepang yang makan 50 hot dog dalam 12 menit? - Apa alasan seorang dokter asal Australia rela menelan setumpuk bakteri berbahaya? - Bagaimana bisa calon teroris terdeteksi melalui rekening bank di Inggris? - Mengapa penipu melalui e-mail sering menyatakan diri berasal dari Nigeria? - Mengapa orang dewasa justru mudah ditipu daripada anak-anak? Buku ini memaparkan pemikiran yang tidak biasa, aneh, dan jarang terpikir oleh orang kebanyakan. Disertai contoh-contoh menarik, cerita yang memikat, dan analisis yang tidak lazim, kedua penulis mendorong kita agar mampu berpikir jauh lebih rasional, lebih kreatif, dan lebih produktif. Cara baru yang revolusioner ini telah terbukti menyelesaikan berbagai masalah, baik masalah kecil ataupun global. Anda pun bisa mempraktikkannya di berbagai bidang, mulai dari bisnis, olahraga, hingga politik. [Mizan, Noura Books, Nourabooks, Motivasi, Pengembangan Diri, Remaja, Dewasa, Indonesia]

Die Top-Ökonomen Steven D. Levitt und Stephen J. Dubner sind Spezialisten darin, überraschende Lösungen für vertrackte Probleme zu finden. Und sie wissen genau, wie Erkenntnisse der Wirtschaftswissenschaften unser Leben leichter machen können. Im vorliegenden Buch stellen sich die Bestsellerautoren Fragen, die ihnen und ihren Lesern auf den Nägeln brennen. Mit ihrer ganz speziellen Mischung aus großartigem Humor und bestechender Logik erklären sie, warum Menschen lügen, Stewardessen kein Trinkgeld bekommen und es höchste Zeit ist, eine Sexsteuer einzuführen. Ein Buch der verblüffenden Erkenntnisse, randvoll mit Überlebenswissen für den Alltag.

Para celebrar el décimo aniversario de la publicación de Freakonomics, el libro que marcó un hito, aparece esta cuidada colección cuyo origen es el blog sobre economía más entretenido del universo. Con un estilo aún más personal e irreverente, Cuándo robar un banco plantea una serie de preguntas poco convencionales, como, por ejemplo: ¿ P or qué no reciben propinas las azafatas?; si fueras un terrorista, ¿cómo atacarías? y ¿por qué KFC siempre se queda sin pollo frito? A lo largo de la última década, Steven D. Levitt y Stephen J. Dubner han publicado más de ocho mil entradas en su blog Freakonomics.com. No tieneninconveniente en reconocer que muchas de ellas eran auténticos disparates. Pero las han revisado y escogido las mejores. El lector descubrirá sobre qué miente la gente y por qué; la mejor manera de reducir la mortalidad por disparos de arma de fuego; por qué quizá haya llegado la hora de imponer un impuesto sobre el sexo y... sí: cuándo robar un banco (la respuesta es nunca, ya que el resultado, en relación con la inversión, es desastroso). También descubrirá un montón de cosas acerca de los propios caprichos ypasiones de Levitt y Dubner, que van de los juegos de azar y el golf al backgammon y la abolición de las monedas de un centavo de dólar. Sorprendente y erudito, elocuente e ingenioso, Cuándo robar un banco demuestra la genialidad que convirtió Freakonomics en un éxito internacional, con más de siete millones de ejemplares en cuarenta lenguas y ciento cincuenta millones de descargas del podcast de su Freakonomics Radio. Reseñas: «Un curso intensivo adictivo e irresistible sobre la implementación populista de la economía.» The A. V. Club «Una disparatada colección de análisis económicos que parece contraria al sentido común# Regocijante y entretenida.» Kirkus «Genial# el lector se quedará pasmado y boquiabierto.» The Wall Street Journal «Hoy todos somos freakonomistas.» The Washington Post «Una tarde dedicada a leer el libro de Levitt y Dubner convertirá al lector en la persona más interesante de la velada de esa noche.» National Public Radio, EE. UU. «Un libro estupendo, repleto de detalles históricos improbables pero fascinantes que diferencian a los autores de los habituales científicos pop.» The New York Times «Buenas ideas# expresadas con humor y lucidez.» Financial Times

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast. When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they’ve kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: 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 the Freakonomics website. Many of them, they freely admit, were rubbish. But now they’ve gone through and picked the best of the best. You’ll discover what people lie about, and why; the best way to cut gun deaths; why it might be time for a sex tax; and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) You’ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner’s own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.

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 been carefully curated into one volume, the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Discover why taller people tend to make more money; why it''s so hard to predict the Kentucky Derby winner; and why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax). You''ll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubner''s own quirks and passions. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, Freaks and Friends demonstrates the brilliance that has made their books an international sensation.

We develop a simple algorithm for detecting exam cheating between students who copy off one another''s exam. When this algorithm is applied to exams in a general science course at a top university, we find strong evidence of cheating by at least 10 percent of the students. Students studying together cannot explain our findings. Matching incorrect answers prove to be a stronger indicator of cheating than matching correct answers. When seating locations are randomly assigned, and monitoring is increased, cheating virtually disappears.

Missa inte nya boken från Levitt och Dubner – Tänk som ett freak. I butik september 2014. Vad är farligast, en revolver eller en swimmingpool? Vad har skollärare och sumobrottare gemensamt? Varför bor knarklangare fortfarande hemma hos sina mammor? Det här kanske inte låter som typiska frågor som en ekonom eller journalist ställer sig. Men Steven D. Levitt är ingen typisk ekonom. Och Stephen J. Dubner är ingen vanlig journalist. Tillsammans är de hjärnorna bakom Freakonomics – och allt började med den här boken. Freakonomics har sålt i sex miljoner exemplar världen över, blivit en prisbelönt dokumentärfilm och en podcast med fem miljoner lyssnare varje månad. Levitt och Dubner har visat att världen alltid är intressantare än vi tror; allt som krävs är att vi ställer de rätta frågorna. »Chicagoekonomen Steven D. Levitt använder siffror och tabeller ungefär som Janne Josefsson använder mikrofon och kamera.« —Jan Gradvall »Om Indiana Jones var en ekonom skulle han vara Steven Levitt ... Att kritisera Freakonomics skulle vara som att kritisera glass med varm kolasås.« —Wall Steet Journal »En bok som faktiskt får en att se på omvärlden på ett nytt sätt.« —Sydsvenskan »Steven Levitt är den mest intressanta tänkaren i USA ... Förbered dig på att bli bländad.« —Malcolm Gladwell

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems. The topics range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you''ll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they''re from Nigeria. Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing—and so much fun to read.

Anotace: Změňte své myšlení a uvažujte jako freak, cvok, blázen, ujeťák, exot. Běžný pohled na svět obracely naruby už předchozí světově úspěšné knihy, Freakonomics (2005, č. Špekonomie 2006) a Superfreakonomics (2010, č. 2010), nyní přicházejí autoři s ještě revolučnějším přístupem založeným na nekonvenčním způsobu uvažování a radí, jak být v myšlení plodnější, tvořivější a racionálnější. Metoda je obecně použitelná a probíraná témata neznají hranic, od byznysu přes filantropii a sport až k politice. Tak odhalíme tajemství úspěchu Japonce, který se stal přeborníkem v pojídání hot-dogů, dozvíme se důvod, proč australský lékař spolykal dávku nebezpečných bakterií nebo proč se úspěšný podnikatel pustil do charity podporující plastické operace dětí z chudých rodin z celého světa. To vše v podmanivém a zábavném podání zkušených vypravěčů. "...politicky nekorektní a vždy tak trochu nakažlivé, jako pořádný hlt tequily..."Times Od autorů světových bestsellerů Freakonomics a Superfreakonomics „...politicky nekorektní a vždy tak trochu nakažlivé, jako pořádný hlt tequily...“– Times

Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than 200,000 homes and led to massive economic and physical dislocation. Using a panel of tax return data, we provide one of the first comprehensive analyses of the hurricane''s long-term economic impact on its victims. Katrina had large and persistent impacts on where people live; small and mostly transitory impacts on wage income, employment, total income, and marriage; and no impact on divorce or fertility. Within just a few years, Katrina victims'' incomes fully recover and even surpass that of controls from similar cities that were unaffected by the storm. The strong economic performance of Katrina victims is particularly remarkable given that the hurricane struck with essentially no warning. Our results suggest that, at least in this particular disaster, aid to cover destroyed assets and short-run income declines was sufficient to make victims financially whole. Our results provide some optimism regarding the costs of climate-change driven dislocation, especially when adverse events can be anticipated well in advance.

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics—the long awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to once again challenge our view of the way the world really works.

Abstract: In determining the legality of online poker â?? a multibillion dollar industry â?? courts have relied heavily on the issue of whether or not poker is a game of skill. Using newly available data, we analyze that question by examining the performance in the 2010 World Series of Poker of a group of poker players identified as being highly skilled prior to the start of the events. Those players identified a priori as being highly skilled achieved an average return on investment of over 30 percent, compared to a -15 percent for all other players. This large gap in returns is strong evidence in support of the idea that poker is a game of skill.

Superfreakonomics—the smash hit follow-up to the remarkable New York Times bestselling phenomenon Freakonomics—is back in a new full-color, fully illustrated and expanded edition. The brainchild of rogue economist Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner that once again brilliantly challenges our view of the way the world really works is presented with a new, visual, superfreaky dimension added, enhancing the already provocative thinking about street prostitutes, hurricanes, heart attacks, and other seemingly mundane matters that made Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics part of the national zeitgeist.

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth. Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Why do sumo wrestlers cheat? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt—Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline—reveals that the answers. Joined by acclaimed author and podcast host Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt presents a brilliant—and brilliantly entertaining—account of how incentives of the most hidden sort drive behavior in ways that turn conventional wisdom on its head.

CHI edition of SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner challenges with its extraordinary Vietnamesews and unique perspectives on the hidden side of everything again. In CHI. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.

''A HUMDINGER'' THE TIMES BIGGER, BETTER AND MORE CONTROVERSIAL, THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING FREAKQUEL IS HERE IN A SUPER-DELUXE, SUPER-ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner look deeper, question harder and uncover even more hidden truths about our world, from terrorism to shark attacks, cable TV to hurricanes. They ask, among other things- What''s a sure-fire way to catch a terrorist? Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness? Which cancer does chemotherapy work best for? Why is saving the planet easier than we think? With this illustrated edition, Levitt and Dubner bring alive their unique analysis and storytelling with an explosion of visual evidence to reveal the world in a bold, new way. Seeing is believing . . .

This study presents an overview of modern field experiments and their usage in economics. Our discussion focuses on three distinct periods of field experimentation that have influenced the economics literature. The first might well be thought of as the dawn of quot;fieldquot; experimentation: the work of Neyman and Fisher, who laid the experimental foundation in the 1920s and 1930s by conceptualizing randomization as an instrument to achieve identification via experimentation with agricultural plots. The second, the large-scale social experiments conducted by government agencies in the mid-twentieth century, moved the exploration from plots of land to groups of individuals. More recently, the nature and range of field experiments has expanded, with a diverse set of controlled experiments being completed outside of the typical laboratory environment. With this growth, the number and types of questions that can be explored using field experiments has grown tremendously. After discussing these three distinct phases, we speculate on the future of field experimental methods, a future that we envision including a strong collaborative effort with outside parties, most importantly private entities.

Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives.

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What''s more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it''s so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary? SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? How much good do car seats do? What''s the best way to catch a terrorist? Did TV cause a rise in crime? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness? Can eating kangaroo save the planet? Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else, whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically. By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world for what it really is – good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, super freaky. Freakonomics has been imitated many times over – but only now, with SuperFreakonomics, has it met its match.

We document and analyze the emergence of a substantial gender gap in mathematics in the early years of schooling using a large, recent, and nationally representative panel of children in the United States. There are no mean differences between boys and girls upon entry to school, but girls lose more than two-tenths of a standard deviation relative to boys over the first six years of school. The ground lost by girls relative to boys is roughly half as large as the black-white test score gap that appears over these same ages. We document the presence of this gender math gap across every strata of society. We explore a wide range of possible explanations in the U.S. data, including less investment by girls in math, low parental expectations, and biased tests, but find little support for any of these theories. Moving to cross-country comparisons, we find that earlier results linking the gender gap in math to measures of gender equality are sensitive to the inclusion of Muslim countries, where in spite of women''s low status, there is little or no gender gap in math.

The minimax argument represents game theory in its most elegant form: simple but with stark predictions. Although some of these predictions have been met with reasonable success in the field, experimental data have generally not provided results close to the theoretical predictions. In a striking study, Palacios-Huerta and Volij (2007) present evidence that potentially resolves this puzzle: both amateur and professional soccer players play nearly exact minimax strategies in laboratory experiments. In this paper, we establish important bounds on these results by examining the behavior of four distinct subject pools: college students, bridge professionals, world-class poker players, who have vast experience with high-stakes randomization in card games, and American professional soccer players. In contrast to Palacios-Huerta and Volij''s results, we find little evidence that real-world experience transfers to the lab in these games--indeed, similar to previous experimental results, all four subject pools provide choices that are generally not close to minimax predictions. We use two additional pieces of evidence to explore why professionals do not perform well in the lab: (1) complementary experimental treatments that pit professionals against preprogrammed computers, and (2) post-experiment questionnaires. The most likely explanation is that these professionals are unable to transfer their skills at randomization from the familiar context of the field to the unfamiliar context of the lab.

The "Hawthorne effect," a concept familiar to all students of social science, has had a profound influence both on the direction and design of research over the past 75 years. The Hawthorne effect is named after a landmark set of studies conducted at the Hawthorne plant in the 1920s. The first and most influential of these studies is known as the "Illumination Experiment." Both academics and popular writers commonly summarize the results as showing that every change in light, even those that made the room dimmer, had the effect of increasing productivity. The data from the illumination experiments, however, were never formally analyzed and were thought to have been destroyed. Our research has uncovered these data. We find that existing descriptions of supposedly remarkable data patterns prove to be entirely fictional. There are, however, hints of more subtle manifestations of a Hawthorne effect in the original data.

أيهما أشد خطراً، المسدس أم حوض السباحة؟ ما هي الأشياء المشتركة بين معلمي المدارس ومصارعي السومو؟ لماذا ما يزال تجار المخدرات يعيشون مع أمهاتهم؟ ما هو مقدار اهتمام الوالدين حقاً؟ ما هو تأثير قضية «رو» و«ويد» في جرائم العنف؟ قد لا تبدو هذه الأسئلة مثل الأسئلة النمطية التي يسألها الاقتصادي، لكن ستيفن د. ليفيت ليس اقتصادياً نمطياً؛ إنه عالم شجاع أكثر من أي شيء آخر، يدرس المادة والأحاجي في الحياة اليومية ــ من الغش والجريمة إلى الرياضة وتربية الأطفال ــ وتقوم استنتاجاته عادة على قلب الحكمة التقليدية رأساً على عقب. وغالباً ما يبدأ بتل كبير من المعطيات وبسؤال بسيط لم يطرح من قبل. إنه يهتم ببعض هذه الأسئلة مثل قضايا الحياة والموت، وبعضها الآخر ذو ميزات استثنائية دون شك. وهكذا يحتوي هذا الكتاب على حقل جديد من الدراسة، وهو (الاقتصاد العجيب). ومن خلال سرده للقصص الآسرة ومن النظرة العميقة غير المباشرة، يبين ليفيت وزميله ستيفن ج. دوبنر أن الاقتصاد -في جذوره- دراسة للحوافز ـــ كيف يحصل الناس على ما يريدون أو يحتاجون، لاسيما عندما يريد الناس الآخرون الشيء ذاته أو يحتاجونه. في كتابهما (الاقتصاد العجيب)، يشرع المؤلفان في استكشاف الجانب الخفي ـــ من كل شيء؛ الأعمال الداخلية لعصابة مخدرات، وحقيقة الوسطاء العقاريين، وأساطير تمويل الحملات. وقصص الغش لدى معلمي المدارس. وأسرار جمعية كوكلوكس كلان (العرقية). ومن هنا فإذا كانت الأخلاق تمثل كيف نريد للعالم أن يسير، فإن الاقتصاد يمثل كيف يعمل العالم فعلاً. صحيح إن قراء هذا الكتاب سيتسلحون بقصص وأحاجٍ تكفي لتروى في آلاف الحفلات، لكن كتاب (الاقتصاد العجيب) يستطيع أن يقدم أكثر من ذلك، إنه يعيد تعريف الطريقة التي ننظر بها إلى العالم الحديث تعريفاً حرفياً. العبيكان للنشر

We can think of no question more fundamental to experimental economics than understanding whether, and under what circumstances, laboratory results generalize to naturally occurring environments. In this paper, we extend Levitt and List (2006) to the class of games in which financial payoffs and ''doing the right thing'' are not necessarily in conflict. We argue that behaviour is crucially linked to not only the preferences of people, but also the properties of the situation. By doing so, we are able to provide a road map of the psychological and economic properties of people and situations that might interfere with generalizability of laboratory result from a broad class of games.