Freakonomics




What You Will Learn show

Summary: 'The hidden side of everything' Economics ultimately boils down to the study of incentives. Incentives are all around us, whether natural or manufactured (like by a parent, teacher, boss, politician or economist). In this episode, we talk about 4 major areas of economics, using a few stories and studies from the book to flesh out the concepts:  - Moral incentives VS Economic incentives  - Information Asymmetry   - Correlation VS Causation  - Risk Assessment