In celebration of the th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe Its the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics Surprising and erudite eloquent and wittyWhen to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation with more than million books sold in languages and million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcastWhenFreakonomicswas first published the authors started a blogand theyve kept it up The writing is more casual more personal even more outlandish than in their books In When to Rob a Bank they ask a host of typically off-center questions Why dont flight attendants get tipped If you were a terrorist how would you attack And why does KFC always run out of fried chickenOver the past decade Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner have published more than blog posts on Freakonomicscom Many of them they freely admit were rubbish But now theyve gone through and picked the best of the best Youll discover what people lie about and why the best way to cut gun deaths why it might be time for a sex tax and yes when to rob a bank Short answer never the ROI is terrible Youll also learn a great deal about Levitt and Dubners own quirks and passions from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.
