Freakonomics
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In 2005, two men named Steven and Stephen published the quintessential airport book. In 2022, two men named Mike and Peter started a whole podcast just to make fun of it. Thanks to Ted Joyce and Ames Grawert for helping with the research for this episode!Support us on Patreon)******Where to find us: **

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• Peter's other podcast, 5-4)
• Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase)

Sources:

• The 2003 NYT article)
• Freakonomics: What Went Wrong?)
• A Review of Freakonomics)
• Dismal Science)
• Freak-Freakonomics)
• The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime: Comment)
• The Abortion–Crime Link: Evidence from England and Wales)
• The Impact of an Abortion Ban on Socioeconomic Outcomes of Children: Evidence from Romania)
• Did Legalized Abortion Lower Crime?)
• On the Choice of Control Variables in the Crime Equation)
• Steven Levitt on Abortion and Crime: Old Economics in New Bottles)
• The Impact Of Legalized Abortion On Crime)
• The Great American Mystery Story: Why Did Crime Decline?)
• Is There an iCrime Wave?)
• The Great Crime Decline)
• The Crime Drop in America)
• 10 (Not Entirely Crazy) Theories Explaining the Great Crime Decline)
• What Caused the Crime Decline?)
• Freaks and Geeks: How Freakonomics is ruining the dismal science.)
• Interesting Questions in Freakonomics)
• Incentives And The Economic Point Of View: The Case Of Popular Economics)
• Abortion and Crime in Australia)

Thanks to Mindseye) for our theme song!