global cooling, patriotic prostitutes, and why suicide bombers should buy life insurance Levitt, Steven D. creator Dubner, Stephen J. text bibliography nyu London Allen Lane 2009 monographic eng xx, 388 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically, Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling to show how people respond to incentives. Introduction: Putting the freak in economics -- How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? -- Why should suicide bombers buy life insurance? -- Unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism -- The fix is in--and it's cheap and simple -- What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common? -- Epilogue: Monkeys are people too. Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner. Economics Psychological aspects Economics Sociological aspects Large type books HB74.P8 L4797 2009 0061927570 9780061927577 BTCTA 100428 20230110145548.0