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Freakonomics instructorguide

INSTRUCTOR ? S GUIDE TO Prepared by S Clayton Palmer and Adjunct Instructor Department of Economics Weber State University Westminster College of Salt Lake J Lon Carlson Associate Professor Department of Economics Illinois State University CWelcome to the Instructor ? s Guide to Freakonomics Instructors of economics principles classes are constantly searching for material that brings currency and relevance to what is frequently perceived by students as a dry textbook In particular we try to ?nd ways to show students that economic principles can be used to answer the social questions students care about Freakonomics addresses current social questions the questions that students argue about over co ?ee in the student union building The book includes provocative chapter titles and often provides controversial answers yet the analytical methods are purely quantitative and the social questions are addressed in a manner that illustrates the application of economic principles Freakonomics provides clear illustrations of how an economist would approach a tricky social issue Because most economists choose not to analyze these types of questions the book is unique This guide has been prepared for instructors who have selected Freakonomics as a supplement to accompany the microeconomics text they chosen for their economic principles classes The material presented here is intended to assist instructors in incorporating the interesting and amazing information found in Freakonomics into their class discussions As authors Levitt and Dubner explain ??Most books put forth a single theme crisply expressed in a sentence or two and then tell the entire story of that theme this boasts no such unifying theme We did consider writing a book that would revolve around a single theme ??the theory and practice of applied microeconomics anyone ??but opted instead for a sort of treasure-hunt approach ? The ??treasure hunt ? approach appeals to the casual reader i e the ??here ? s-a-comfortable- couch ? reader This approach and the subject matter chosen by Levitt and Dubner make Freakonomics an excellent read for college students This approach however makes it di ?cult to ??line up ? the tales in Freakonomics with the ordering of economic concepts in the typical text book We ? ve developed this guide as a ??crosswalk ? between Freakonomics and principles texts In particular we o ?er a brief summary and outline of the material in each chapter and we identify the economic concepts that are illustrated by the stories in each chapter Did we leave anything out Oh yes the book ? s bizarre title Well we leave that to the authors to describe ??This approach employs the best analytical tools that economics can o ?er but it also allows us to follow whatever freakish curiosities may occur to us Thus our invented ?eld of study Freakonomics ? Enjoy S Clayton Palmer Adjunct Instructor Department of Economics Weber State University Westminster College of Salt Lake J Lon Carlson Associate Professor Department of Economics Illinois State University COverview of Freakonomics Themes and Fundamental Ideas Although as the authors note there is no