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What to read to understand how economists think
Freakonomics?! It's a clickbait book. Wild headling-grabbing claims, bogus data, and dubious methods. It's like saying to learn investing you should watch Jim Cramer's Mad Money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakonomics#Criticism
transportgo
on Aug 27, 2022
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The article states: “Some of the studies discussed in it have been called into question. But the overall lesson is a useful one: incentives matter. ”
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freakonomics#Criticism