This is an automatically translated description

About the book

When the solution to a problem is not right under your nose, it is easy to assume that it does not exist at all. However, history and our lives have proven time and again that this is not the case. Can eating kangaroo meat save the planet from global warming? Why are elephants more dangerous than sharks? What do prostitutes and Santa Claus have in common?

Who is this edition for

The book is for the widest range of readers, anyone who wants to think critically, understand the deep cause-and-effect relationships of social and economic processes, and is looking for interesting and non-boring reading.

Why this book

In the follow-up to the driving economic bestseller Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, Steven Levitt and Steven Dubner once again dive into the deepest depths of cause and effect, refute common myths, and overturn perceptions of everyday reality.

About the author

Stephen Levitt — Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, researcher and publicist. In 2003, he was awarded the John Bates Clarke Medal, which is given to economists under the age of forty for their contribution to the development of economic thought. In 2006, he was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 People Shaping Our World . He has written for the New York Times, Time and New Yorker magazines, and taught English at Columbia University.