Turning on its head all ideas about the laws of economics, this provocative book has become a worldwide bestseller. Economist Stephen Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner declassify the secret mechanisms of the economy, linking them to human psychology. Organized crime, the crack trade, dating sites, the Ku Klux Klan, abortion, police innovation, and the flaws in the education systemeverything in our lives can be viewed through the lens of economics. And this is often more interesting than a cool detective!