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    A Summary of Freakonomics
    A Summary of Freakonomics
    A Summary of Freakonomics
    Audiobook (abridged)16 minutes

    A Summary of Freakonomics

    Written by Steven D. Levitt

    Narrated by Chris Matthews

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    Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (2005) details the unexpected ways that moral, social, and economic incentives influence social outcomes. Incentives are factors that influence the choices an individual or group makes; a driver is incentivized to keep the speed limit, for example, by the desire to avoid getting a speeding ticket.…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHN Publishing
    Release dateJun 29, 2019
    ISBN9781987139822
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    • 4/5
      Nice and direct, haven't read freakonomics so I don't actually know if it's a great summary, but i enjoyed it
    • 2/5
      The summary consisted of a myriad of random statistics and awkward conclusions.maybe the book is a much better read, but the summary was underwhelming
    • 3/5
      Meh summary. Prefer full versions of books. But wasn't available on scribd