FREAKONOMICS - O ESTRANHO MUNDO DA ECONOMIA

FREAKONOMICS - O ESTRANHO MUNDO DA ECONOMIA Em 1970, Norma McCorvey, uma texana de 22 anos, alcoรณlica, toxicodependente e grรกvida, pรดs o procurador do distrito de Dallas em tribunal, por nรฃo lhe ser permitido fazer um aborto. Em 1973, o Supremo Tribunal de Justiรงa dos Estados Unidos deu-lhe razรฃo, e a interrupรงรฃo da gravidez foi legalizada em todo o paรญs. No final dessa mesma dรฉcada, um imigrante nicaraguense, Oscar Danilo Blandon, suspeito de ser o maior importador de cocaรญna, tinha preparado o terreno para que, nos anos 80, essa droga se massificasse, sob a forma de crack. Sem o saber, o homem estaria na origem do aumento vertiginoso da criminalidade juvenil, fazendo com que alguns analistas previssem a ocorrรชncia de um verdadeiro banho de sangue, nas ruas dos EUA, nos anos noventa. Mas tal nรฃo aconteceu, por causa da conquista de Norma McCorvey. Na segunda metade daquela dรฉcada, a criminalidade nos EUA caiu ao ponto de, em 2000, a taxa de homicรญdios atingir o nรญvel mais baixo dos รบltimos 35 anos. ร� desta forma, contando e interligando histรณrias, que Steven Levitt expรตe as conclusรตes das suas anรกlises econรณmicas, no livro escrito em parceria com o jornalista Stephen Dubner e ao qual foi posto o nome de Freakonomics O estranho mundo da economia... Segundo afirma, hรก uma correlaรงรฃo entre estes dois fenรณmenos. O crime baixou na Amรฉrica, porque, desde 1973, fazem-se cerca de 1,5 milhรตes de abortos por ano. Na sua anรกlise, os potenciais criminosos nรฃo chegaram a nascer. ยซร� bom opinar ou teorizar sobre um assunto, como o gรฉnero humano estรก habituado a fazer, mas, quando a atitude moral รฉ substituรญda por uma avaliaรงรฃo honesta dos dados, o resultado รฉ, frequentemente, uma nova e surpreendente visรฃo das coisasยป, lรช-se em Freakonomics.

Economics of Criminal Law (Economic Approaches to Law)

Economics of Criminal Law (Economic Approaches to Law) `This volume brings together some of the most influential articles in the field of law and economics. Together the chapters illustrate how economic theory and rigorous empirical analysis can shed light on some of the most important issues in social science and public policy - namely, under what circumstances individuals break the law and how sanctions can be structured to most effectively prevent such behavior. This book will be an excellent resource for graduate students and researchers not only in economics, but in other social sciences as well.' - Brian A. Jacob, Harvard University, US `This is a superb collection of one of the most important literatures in law and economics. The editors, two of the most productive and gifted scholars in this area, not only show the important historical evolution of the theoretical issues stemming from the seminal article by Gary Becker, but they also give a survey of the leading empirical works on the most salient issues in criminal justice. The editors' introduction is a deft summary of one of the most significant contributions that economic analysis has made to the study of law.' - Thomas S. Ulen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, US The volume presents the seminal articles in the economic analysis of the criminal law. The articles include the path-breaking theoretical economic analyses of criminal behavior and the leading empirical tests of these theories. The volume also contains the most prominent economic analyses of the substantive doctrines of criminal law and criminal procedure. Other articles present influential applications of economic concepts and evidence to perennial issues in criminal law and criminal justice, such as gun control, drug prohibition, and sentencing policy. An introduction by the volume editors provides a comprehensive overview of the works included. Economics of Criminal Law will be an essential source of reference for scholars, graduate students in both law and in economics, and practitioners.

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling more than four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with Superfreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? Can eating kangaroo save the planet? Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else. By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world for what it really isโ€”good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, super freaky. Freakonomics has been imitated many times overโ€”but only now, with SuperFreakonomics, has it met its match.

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.)

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (P.S.) Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He studies the riddles of everyday lifeโ€”from cheating and crime to parenting and sportsโ€”and reaches conclusions that turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentivesโ€”how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)