3 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
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.
Levitt and Dubner's 2009 sequel to Freakonomics — covering global warming, terrorism, and other topics through economic analysis — controversial for its climate chapter.
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's 2014 guide to thinking like an economist — focused on abandoning conventional wisdom, asking small questions, and using incentives to change behavior.