Frekonomics

Is it more dangerous a shark or an elephant?

The section on prostitutes prostitution ranges from luxury to street prostitution. Explains its evolution over time and because the benefits of prostitution have fallen over time. It also explores whether it is worthwhile having a prostitute pimp or not, surely the answer surprised in more ways than one, especially when compared with real estate agents.

Emergency physicians are mixed with suicide bombers. Is there much to do? Well, in both the use of the data allows us to achieve our goal, climb performance and capture each other. It is a kind of ode to data mining as a source of benefits to society.

Are we are altruistic or selfish? Economic studies had been giving a very different outcome had been raised as one way or another. It seems that the merchants of baseball cards are helping to realize how people behaved and why an observer can alter the outcome. However it seems that people are not as bad as we might think, or at least the conclusion of the chapter.

Finally we talk about how cheap solutions. The seat belt has saved thousands of lives, although they had a very cheap cost. Still, cost convince car users to use it. They also propose a controversial geoengineering solution to end global warming. Surely not like to hear many such solutions, but it is worth knowing a workaround that is pretty cheap compared to other measures provided.

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