Freakonomics Chapter 3 & 4 Questions
Who coined the term “Conventional Wisdom”
What does conventional wisdom mean?
What was the conventional wisdom related to…
The Homeless
Listerine
Game Shows
Dating Websites
Why do Drug Dealers Live with Their Mothers?
Who is Sudhir Venkatesh?
Why is he in this book?
What was he researching? Which school did he attend?
Where was his research conducted? How was his research conducted?
Who was J.T.?
How did Sudhir and J.T meet?
Why was this meeting so important to Economic studies?
How did Venkatesh and Levitt actually meet?
What was ironic about suburban culture and the drug culture of Gangs
in the 1990’s?
How was Gang Land organized according to the book?
How were monies and profits distributed ?
How much money was earned and calculated in the gang world?
Where have all the Criminals gone?
Who was Nicolae Ceausceau?
What country was he involved with?
What was his plan for that country?
How did it work out for him?
How did conventional wisdom figure into this scenario regarding:
Innovative policing strategies
Increased police presence
Increased prisons
Changes in the drug market?
Stronger Economy?
Aging population?
What was really responsible for the dramatic drop in crime in the
1990”s?
Why?