Reading this book in a high school econ class was helpful in my opinion and. It was published on april 12, 2005, by william morrow. This is a transcript of the freakonomics radio podcast how much does your name matter. The episode draws from a freakonomics chapter called a roshanda by any other name and. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis.
They had analyzed names and income among a sample of californians, and come up with a class based theory of baby name trends. Although the book has come up in baby name threads, kind of surprised that noone actually posted this list. The whole chapter on baby names really dragged on and was difficult to keep. So you might think that names make a big difference. Here, low class is defined as leasteducated parents, due to the strong correlation between education and income. Levitt, is a book on modern economics that provides key insight into our society as well as clarifying the difference between causation and connectivity, and discussing situations were people have confused the two. Levitt and dubner wrote freakonomics, a book about cheating teachers, bizarre baby names, selfdealing realtors, and crackselling mamas boys. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything p. Dubner followed it up withsuperfreakonomics, a freakquel that hardcore fans and newcomers alike have found to be even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. The book drunk tank pink says your name does matter on your. Names do, however, reveal a lot about the people doing the naming. Want to be part of an episode of freakonomics radio. Were working on a podcast about names and we want to hear from readers and listeners about their own names common ones, unusual ones, everything in between.
The episode draws from a freakonomics chapter called a roshanda by any other name and includes a good bit of new research on. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything is the debut nonfiction book by university of chicago economist steven levitt and. We did not want our child to be one of 4 emmas in her class or our. Glenn crytzer and his syncopators, witching hour blues from harlem mad. These are the sort of questions raisedand answeredin the new book freakonomics. We are accepting applications and classes are ongoing. Ten years ago, the authors of the popeconomics book freakonomics made some bold predictions. How do parents of different races and classes choose names for their. Or, would a roshanda by any other name smell as sweet. In a paper called the causes and consequences of distinctively black names, levitt and roland fryer argue that a first name doesnt seem to affect a persons economic life at all. The book has been described as melding pop culture with economics. A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything is the debut nonfiction book by university of chicago economist steven levitt and new york times journalist stephen j. How our politicians are abandoning the middle class and betraying the american.
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