Lewitt und sein Koautor haben bereits in "Freakonomics" (ID-G 11/06) und in dem Fortsetzungsband "SuperFreakonomics - Nichts ist so wie es scheint" (ID-B 24/10) eingefahrene Denkmuster hinterfragt. Auf den Kernideen in diesen beiden Büchern bauen sie nun auf und wollen jetzt zeigen, wie sich...

We document and analyze the emergence of a substantial gender gap in mathematics in the early years of schooling using a large, recent, and nationally representative panel of children in the United States. There are no mean differences between boys and girls upon entry to school, but girls lose...

"In determining the legality of online poker - a multibillion dollar industry - courts have relied heavily on the issue of whether or not poker is a game of skill. Using newly available data, we analyze that question by examining the performance in the 2010 World Series of Poker of a group of...

We document and analyze the emergence of a substantial gender gap in mathematics in the early years of schooling using a large, recent, and nationally representative panel of children in the United States. There are no mean differences between boys and girls upon entry to school, but girls lose...