When To: Rob a Bank (A Rogue Economist’s Guide to the World)

In this talk drawn from the new book When To Rob a Bank, a curated collection of the best items from the brilliant Freakanomics.com blog, Stephen J.Dubner will help us to understand what people lie about, and why; why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax); and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) We’ll also learn about Dubner’s own quirks and passions, from gambling and golf to backgammon and the abolition of the penny.

This talk is also a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics that has made the authors an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.