Freedomnomics, John R. Lott, Jr.
Freedomnomics, John R. Lott, Jr.
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Freedomnomics
Why the Free Market Works and Freaky Theories Dont

Author: John R. Lott, Jr.

Narrator: Brian Emerson

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006


Synopsis

Does the free market usually lead to unintended and negative consequences? Quite the opposite, says John Lott, who holds a Ph.D. in economics. In fact, says Lott, a wide range of fascinating and peculiar case studies prove the simple adage that if something is more costly, people will do less of it.

About John R. Lott, Jr.

John R. Lott, Jr., is the author of several books, including Freedomnomics, The Bias Against Guns, and Straight Shooting.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angie

Scary! It's actually making me question or at least rethink my liberal views.......more

Goodreads review by Aaron

I liked this book and read it before I read Freakonomics. I thought it was written well, but retrospectively, not quite as well as Freakonomics. It seemed as though it was a little rushed to press as a rebuttal. While it was good, I think the editing and focus could have been better. I like the argu......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

The subtitle of this book indicated it would rebut the ideas in Freakanomics, a book I found very interesting. This book did challenge some of Freakanomics, but the most interesting parts did not. The most important idea in this book had to do with campaign finance reform, a topic I find very frustra......more