Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Authors: Steven Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Book length: 315 pages

Excerpt: An adoptee’s academic abilities are far more influenced by the IQs of his biological parents than the IQs of his adoptive parents.

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1. What do the notes report about the relationship between campaign spending and electoral outcomes?
2. How do the authors describe the effect of the Internet on experts who profit from information asymmetry?
3. According to the notes, what mechanism do the authors propose to explain part of the decline in crime after legalized abortion?

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