“Harvard Economics Professor Herman Daly described modern economics as "an excuse for a lot of recreational mathematics". I liked this book because this guy seemed to be interested in the real world, even if it is a slightly esoteric one. Fun to read.”
“This shit will turn you on your head! And make you want to stay there! My second favorite book of all time.”
“This book really opened my eyes to the idea of incentives and how much they really influence our decisions. It's amazing how everyone is out for themselves, whether consciously or subconsciously. Our decisions about everything stem from what's in it for us.”
“I enjoyed reading this book because after i finished reading it helped me understand economics a little better. ”
“I cannot believe that Roe v. Wade decision for making abortion legal would make the crime rate go down in the next 5-10 years!”
“I thoroughly enjoyed reading Freakonomics and am currently reading a book claiming to be a rebuttal to Freakonomics, called Freedonomics. It is interesting to see how this book is viewed by other Economists. I am led to believe that Freakonomics will have just been a fad. ”
“I am not big time into economics..dya think someone who is not economics oriented will enjoy it?”
“Absolute tosh! Garrotted to death.”
“Hi Hanson,I am a friend of Suja and Santosh from Chelmsford. In fact I am santosh's best friend (We stuided together) and I now live in Witham. Have heard about you thorugh them but we never got to speak.Anyways, I got my hands on Freakonomics on a flight but couldnt read much.(I am a voracious reader and tend to read several titles at the same time). What did you think of this one?CheersRajeev”
“loved very page of this book. Great analysis of data”
