Freakonomics

Freakonomics:
A Rogue Economist Explores
the Hidden Side of Everything

Hardcover edition
Author	Steven D. Levitt Stephen J. Dubner
Language	English
Subject	Economics, sociology
Publisher	William Morrow
Publication date	April 12, 2005
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardback & Paperback
Pages	336 pp (hardback edition)
ISBN	0-06-123400-1 (Hardback), ISBN 0-06-089637-X (large print paperback)
OCLC	73307236
Followed by	SuperFreakonomics

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything is the debut non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner. Published on April 12, 2005, by William Morrow, the book has been described as melding pop culture with economics.^[1] By late 2009, the book had sold over 4 million copies worldwide.^[2] Based on the success of the original book, Levitt and Dubner have grown the Freakonomics brand into a multi-media franchise, with a sequel book, a feature film, a regular radio segment on National Public Radio, and a weekly blog.