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1、SUPERFREAKONOMICSGlobalCooling,PatrioticProstitutes,andWhySuicideBombersShouldBuyLifeInsuranceStevenD.Levitt&StephenJ.Dubner1CONTENTSAnExplanatoryNoteInwhichweadmittolyinginourpreviousbook.Introduction:PuttingtheFreakinEconomicsInwhichtheglobalfinancialmeltdownisentirelyignoredinfavorofmore

2、engagingtopics.Theperilsofwalkingdrunk…TheunlikelysaviorofIndianwomen…Drowninginhorsemanure…Whatis“freakonomics,”anyway?…Toothlesssharksandbloodthirstyelephants…Thingsyoualwaysthoughtyouknewbutdidn’t.Chapter1HowisaStreetProstituteLikeaDepartment-StoreSanta?Inwhichweexplorethevariouscostsofb

3、eingawoman.MeetLaSheena,apart-timeprostitute…Onemilliondead“witches”…Themanywaysinwhichfemalesarepunishedforbeingbornfemale…EvenRadcliffewomenpaytheprice…TitleIXcreatesjobsforwomen;mentakethem…1ofevery50womenaprostitute…Theboomingsextradeinold-timeChicago…Asurveylikenoother…Theerosionofpros

4、titutepay…Whydidoralsexgetsocheap?…PimpsversusRealtors…Whycopsloveprostitutes…Wheredidalltheschoolteachersgo?…Whatreallyaccountsforthemale-femalewagegap?…Domenlovemoneythewaywomenlovekids?…Canasexchangeboostyoursalary?…MeetAllie,thehappyprostitute;whyaren’ttheremorewomenlikeher?Chapter2WhyS

5、houldSuicideBombersBuyLifeInsurance?Inwhichwediscusscompellingaspectsofbirthanddeath,thoughprimarilydeath.Theworstmonthtohaveababy…Thenatalrouletteaffectshorsestoo…WhyAlbertAabwilloutshineAlbertZyzmor…Thebirthdatebulge…Wheredoestalentcomefrom?…Somefamiliesproducebaseballplayers;othersproduc

6、eterrorists…Whyterrorismissocheapandeasy…Thetrickle-downeffectsofSeptember11…Themanwhofixeshospitals…WhythenewestERsarealreadyobsolete…Howcanyoutellagooddoctorfromabadone?…“Bittenbyaclientatwork”…WhyyouwantyourERdoctobeawoman…Avarietyofwaystopostponedeath…Whyischemotherapysowidelyusedwhenit

7、sorarelyworks?…“We’restillgettingourbuttskickedbycancer”…War:notasdangerousasyouthink?…Howtocatchaterrorist.Chapter3UnbelievableStoriesAboutApathyandAltruismInwhichpeoplearerevealedtobelessgoodthanpreviouslythought,butalsolessbad.Whydid38peoplewatchKitty