Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2016-05-26
Books mentioned on 249. The Longest Long Shot
When the uncelebrated Leicester City Football Club won the English Premier League, it wasn't just the biggest underdog story in recent history. It was a sign of changing economics — and that other impossible, wonderful events might be lurking just around the corner.
Stephen Dubner discussed Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Soccernomics
Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski is an insightful sports analytics book that applies economic theory and data to the world of soccer.
Discussed“Schemansky's best known book, co-authored with the journalist Simon Cooper, is called Soccernomics. One of its central questions is how much does money matter when it comes to winning soccer games?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A Game of Thrones
“Which is like the Moondoor in Game of Thrones, through which teams, the bottom three teams every year, are just callously chucked down.”
Plugged Naked Economics
“I teach public policy at Dartmouth College, and I'm the author of the Naked Books, Naked Economics, Naked Statistics, and most recently, Naked Money.”
Plugged Naked Statistics
“I teach public policy at Dartmouth College, and I'm the author of the Naked Books, Naked Economics, Naked Statistics, and most recently, Naked Money.”
Plugged Naked Money
“I teach public policy at Dartmouth College, and I'm the author of the Naked Books, Naked Economics, Naked Statistics, and most recently, Naked Money.”