Beyond

In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt—Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline—reveals that the answers. Joined by acclaimed author and podcast host Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt presents a brilliant—and brilliantly entertaining—account of how incentives of the most hidden sort drive behavior in ways that turn conventional wisdom on its head.

Two systems compete in our minds: Number one is fast and emotional, number two slower and more logical. The all time bestseller "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains how these systems work in an intriguing way.

The bible, popstars and woke yoga teachers praise altruism, but how does this laudable intention become reality? This hands-on and fact-based approach help all who want to do efficiently do good - and not only talk about it.

Nobel laureates in economics, Banerjee and Duflo conducted a groundbreaking study on a classic taboo subject: poverty. Their field work shows what it is like to live on 99 cents a day and why economists need to rethink poverty.