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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-03-30

Books mentioned on How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (Ep. 400 Replay)

1 book · With Catherine Eckel, Joel Slemrod, Kate Lamberton, Jesper Cole · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Every year, Americans short the I.R.S. nearly half a trillion dollars. Most ideas to increase compliance are more stick than carrot — scary letters, audits, and penalties.

Mentioned: SuperFreakonomics LP by Steven D. Levitt and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. SuperFreakonomics LP

    Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner · at 3:09

    SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner is a bestselling pop-economics book that uses unconventional data analysis to explore hidden incentives, human behavior, and surprising societal phenomena.

    Discussed
    “We wrote about this in our book "Super Freakonomics" in a chapter called "Unbelievable Stories About Apathy and Altruism."”
    Speaker How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (Ep. 400 Replay) 2023-03-30 Listen at 3:09
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Superfreakonomics
“we wrote about this in our book super Freakonomics in a chapter called unbelievable stories about apathy and altruism”
Stephen Dubner How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (Ep. 400 Replay) 2023-03-30 Listen at 2:45
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