5 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American author and blogger who wrote Barking Up the Wrong Tree — synthesizing social science research on what actually makes people successful, happy, and productive, often finding that conventional wisdom is wrong.
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's 2005 book — applying economic analysis to unconventional questions (do real estate agents serve clients' interests? does sumo wrestling involve cheating? did abortion reduce crime?) — the best-selling popular economics book of the 2000s.
Stephen Dubner's podcast — extending the Freakonomics franchise into audio — covering economics, behavior, and incentives through reporting and interviews — one of the longest-running and most successful non-fiction podcasts.
American economist — University of Chicago — co-author of Freakonomics — who applies economic methods to unconventional questions (sumo wrestling, drug dealing, abortion and crime) — the most widely read popular economist.
Levitt and Dubner's 2009 sequel to Freakonomics — covering global warming, terrorism, and other topics through economic analysis — controversial for its climate chapter.