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- Happiness Leads To Productivity? Not So, Says Psychologist
- You can always count on the folks over at the Freakonomics blog to shake up the conventional thinking, and today they've done it again. Everyone knows that if employees are happy they'll also be productive, right? Hence all the corporate efforts to improve morale. But new research suggests the truth...
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Dilbert's Creator Wants You to Abuse Him...Tomorrow Night
- Scott Adams isn't just the man behind Dilbert. He's also an MBA from UC Berkeley, a jack of all trades (see the long list of "humiliating and low paying jobs" in his bio) and a clever self-promoter. In his latest blog post, he invites us all to see him in Second...
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- The New York Times Magazine Introduces ``Freakonomics''; New Monthly Column Will Be Written by National Best-Selling Authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt
- NEW YORK -- On Sunday, June 5, The New York Times Magazine will introduce a new column called "Freakonomics" that will be co-written by national best-selling authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt. The column will examine human behavior from an economic perspective. "Freakonomics" will be published once each...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Lazy Eye.(The Business of Life)(University of Chicago)(Steven Levitt)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Dan Weissmann University of Chicago economics professor Steven Levitt, 38, is co-author of "Freakonomics,'' a best seller. He describes himself as a passive consumer of news: "Whatever shows up on my doorstep is what I read.'' Byline: Dan Weissmann...
- Research articles 2005-05-30
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- NYTimes.com to Be Exclusive Host of Freakonomics Blog
- NEW YORK -- NYTimes.com today announced that it is now the exclusive host of the popular Freakonomics blog (www.nytimes.com/freakonomics), bringing best-selling Freakonomics authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt to the online Opinion section of The Times. Melissa Lafsky, previously of The Huffington Post, is the blog's newly appointed...
- Research articles 2007-08-08
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- HB74 2004-065478 0-06-073132-X Freakonomics; a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything. Levitt, Steven D. and Stephen J. Dubner. William Morrow & Co., [c]2005 242 p. $25.95 Levitt (economics, U. of Chicago) and writing collaborator Dubner (a writer for the New...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Competitive Research- Freakonomics Style
- Yesterday the blog Freakonomics.com, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner authors of the wildly popular book of the same name, moved to a new home at the New York Times. Unless you've been living in a cardboard box in Siberia the last few years, you know that the...
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- March Madness Lesson: Lose a Little Now, Win More Later
- The Find: Data from NCAA basketball matches shows that teams losing by a little at halftime are more likely to win the game than teams that are up a little, proving what your grandmother already knew: a little adversity keeps you hungry. The Source: A post by...
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Austan Goolsbee, 37; Professor of economics, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.(Focus: 40 under 40)(biography )(Biography)
- Byline: Kate Ryan Count Austan Goolsbee among the new breed of University of Chicago economists-led by best-selling "Freakonomics'' author Steven D. Levitt-who are concerned with applying the laws of economics to everyday business and human b Byline: Kate Ryan Count...
- Research articles 2006-10-23
- Out of Site at AdAge.com.(Viewpoint)
- As seen on Freakonomics.com/blog As seen on Freakonomics.com/blog
- Research articles 2006-11-06
- Why We'll All Benefit from Meltdown '08
- The Find: What good could come from the carnage on Wall Street? A more productive spreading of brain power amongst a variety of industries argues one prominent economist. The Source: Freakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner writing on the NYT Freakonomics blog . The Takeaway: With...
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- The Science of Greatness, Talent, and Giftedness
- David Schenk, the author of The Immortal Game see my review, has launched a blog called The Genius in All of Us based around a new book hes writing on "How science is unveiling a rich new understanding of talent, "giftedness," and brilliance -- and the lessons we can all...
- Blog posts 2007-01-26
- 10 Underrated Business Books
- They are hardly traditional, but by challenging conventional wisdom, these books explain the big ideas that are essential to business success. Economics ...
- Articles 2007-08-24
- The Lesson of the Angry iPhone Users
- Early adopters of the iPhone were outraged when Apple announced last week that it was lowering the cost of the device by $200. So angry, in fact, that Apple offered iPhone users a $100 coupon for Apple products. Apple's pricing decision makes good economic sense -- start a new product...
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- Germany New Front in the Fight Over Copyright
- Last Friday Germany passed a copyright law which bans consumers from copying DVDs and music, even for personal use, thereby criminalizing a huge swath of the computer literate population. We'll see how enforcement goes. In the meantime, Britain's Guardian Unlimited ran a thought provoking column arguing against just these sorts...
- Blog posts 2007-09-21
- How to Succeed Like Craigslist
- Craig Newmark and Jim Buckmaster, founder and CEO of Craigslist respectively, know that people want to learn and emulate the secret to their success. Is it their laid-back approach to revenue growth and competition, as CNET wrote about last year? Is it a complete lack of vision and a pliability that...
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- Perfectionists Despair: Digital World "Always in Beta"
- Today we mentioned that Craigslist CEO, Jim Buckmaster, will be answering questions on the always engaging Freakonomics blog. One of the principles of his management philosophy: Put speed over perfection: “Get something out there. Do it, even if it isn’t perfect.†Buckmaster is...
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- 10 Underrated Business Books
- 10 Underrated Business BooksYou've convicned me to re-readGot an old copy of 'how to influence...' I haven't looked at for years, you've convinced me to have another look!RE: 10 Underrated Business Books"Competing on Analytics" by Thomas Davenport has helped me help senior management see the value in number-crunching.RE: 10 Underrated...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-26
- "Good To Great" a Big Mistake?
- So, are the best business books of all-time worth reading? Steven "Freakonomics" Levitt says maybe not. In his latest column in the NYT, From Good to Great to Below Average, he talks about finally getting around to reading Jim Collins' "Good to Great." ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- BNET1 Hat Tip: Q&A with the Authors of Yes!
- Judging by the response to our two posts on Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive, there' s a lot of interest out there in learning more about scientifically proven methods to get others to do what you want. So for those readers looking for more on the topic,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
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