SuperFreakonomics

E790046

book economics book

SuperFreakonomics is a popular economics book that uses unconventional data analysis and provocative case studies to explore human behavior and public policy.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
SuperFreakonomics canonical	7
Superfreakonomics	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9303500 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SuperFreakonomics
Context triple: [Steven Levitt, notableWork, SuperFreakonomics]

A. Economics: The User’s Guide
Economics: The User’s Guide is an accessible introductory book by economist Ha-Joon Chang that explains key economic ideas, debates, and real-world applications for general readers.
B. The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
C. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
D. Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics
Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics is a critical, visually driven book that challenges mainstream economic theory and its cultural impact through essays, graphics, and activist perspectives.
E. Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SuperFreakonomics
Target entity description: SuperFreakonomics is a popular economics book that uses unconventional data analysis and provocative case studies to explore human behavior and public policy.

A. Economics: The User’s Guide
Economics: The User’s Guide is an accessible introductory book by economist Ha-Joon Chang that explains key economic ideas, debates, and real-world applications for general readers.
B. The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
C. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
D. Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics
Meme Wars: The Creative Destruction of Neoclassical Economics is a critical, visually driven book that challenges mainstream economic theory and its cultural impact through essays, graphics, and activist perspectives.
E. Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ economics book ⓘ
author	Stephen J. Dubner ⓘ Steven D. Levitt ⓘ linked to: Steven Levitt
basedOn	research by Steven D. Levitt ⓘ
containsChapter	chapter on altruism and incentives ⓘ chapter on climate change and geoengineering ⓘ chapter on prostitution economics ⓘ
controversy	discussion of geoengineering proposals ⓘ treatment of climate change science ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
followedBy	Think Like a Freak ⓘ
genre	pop science ⓘ popular economics ⓘ
hasFormat	audiobook ⓘ e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasSubjectArea	applied economics ⓘ behavioral economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ
illustratesConcept	adverse selection ⓘ moral hazard ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ
intendedAudience	general audience ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTheme	counterintuitive economic insights ⓘ unintended consequences of incentives ⓘ
marketedAs	sequel to Freakonomics ⓘ
mediaType	digital ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	provocative arguments ⓘ unconventional case studies ⓘ
partOfSeries	Freakonomics series ⓘ linked to: Freakonomics
precededBy	Freakonomics ⓘ
publicationDate	2009-10-20 ⓘ
publisher	William Morrow ⓘ
subject	economics ⓘ human behavior ⓘ incentives ⓘ public policy ⓘ
title	SuperFreakonomics ⓘ
usesMethod	data analysis ⓘ econometric analysis ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ
writingStyle	journalistic ⓘ narrative non-fiction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Steven Levitt → notableWork → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

Freakonomics → followedBy → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

SuperFreakonomics → title → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

Think Like a Freak → precededBy → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

Think Like a Freak → basedOnWorkOf → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

Stephen J. Dubner → notableWork → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

When to Rob a Bank → relatedWork → SuperFreakonomics ⓘ

The Mother → band → Superfreakonomics ⓘ

linked to: SuperFreakonomics

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (47)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited