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alexandrie
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Do you believe in the Freakonomics behind our names?

You can google which book this concept came from. The idea is that highly educated mothers pick more creative names. Additionally, our names indicate, to some extent, the level of success we can...

Started by alexandrie (34) in people • 2 responses • Last response by MooPile (1327) • 9 months ago
Tags: freakonomics, names, naming children

lee828
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Freakonmics

What was the most surprising thing you learned from reading Freakonomics? Do you agree with the authors' findings in regard to education and the reason for the lower crimerate in NYC?

Started by lee828 (7) in freakonomics • 2 responses • Last response by tentwo67 (2366) • 1 year ago
Tags: freakonomics, book, fascinating, perspective, surprising
 

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Gawker
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Nanny Wars: Would New York's Economy Collapse If Nannies Were Paid On The Books?

I-banker blogger Mijka Samora has done the math, and realized that hiring an illegal immigrant nanny, paying her lower wages, and paying her off the books "puts a cool $16,000 in after-tax dollars in...

Started in Gawker • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: freakonomics, kids, nanny wars, jezebel

Deep Jive Interests
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The Eternal Debate Rises Again

There are many, actual, “eternal debates” amongst bloggers.  One of them is the whole full vs. partial feeds debate, which has reared its ugly, ugly head again, with respect to the...

Started in Deep Jive Interests • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: freakonomics, feeds, new york times

Kotaku
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The Freakonomics Of Wii Shortages

If you're not familliar with the concept of "freakonomics", it's the term economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner used in the title of their 2005 book to describe their method of...

Started in Kotaku • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: freakonomics, nintendo, wii