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An Economist Walks into a Brothel
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A Financial Times Book of the Month pick for April!
Is it worth swimming in shark-infested waters to surf a 50-foot, career-record wave?
Is it riskier to make an action movie or a horror movie?
Should sex workers forfeit 50 percent of their income for added security or take a chance and keep the extra money?
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Whether we realize it or not, we all take risks large and small every day. Even the most cautious among us cannot opt out - the question is always which risks to take, not whether to take them at all. What most of us don't know is how to measure those risks and maximize the chances of getting what we want out of life.
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"In this delightful book, financial economist and risk expert Allison Schrager shows us that the same principles employed by multi-billion dollar pension funds can help us improve risk management in our own lives. She teaches these principles while entertaining us with a series of off-the-beaten-path case studies. By creating distance from our own experiences, she allows us to better understand the principles of risk. It works! Whether a complete novice or a seasoned risk professional, the reader is in for a treat: Bon Appetit!" (Robert C Merton, distinguished professor of finance, MIT Sloan School and Nobel Laureate)
“Prostitution seems like a long stretch from the risks most of us deal with, such as outliving our retirement funds, but Schrager inventively extracts five life lessons from her interviews with practitioners of the so-called oldest profession, as well as others who’ve chosen unusual career paths.” (Bloomberg Businessweek)
“If you want to understand risk better, you have to go into some unconventional settings. In the tradition of Freakonomics, that’s what Allison Schrager does as an economist, and her book is not just informative - it’s an entertaining read too.” (Adam Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Originals and Give and Take)
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- Lexloco
- 2023-04-20
A good introduction to everyday risk
The author hit the zone of an easy, interesting listen. Concepts are explained using everyday examples, not that I go to brothels everyday. In the audio version, at least, there are no footnotes to check the research behind the theory, but — as you can guess from the title — this is not an academic treatise. I would recommend it as a film and solid introduction to the economics of risk, but not necessarily for those who have already taken courses in the area.
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- DougG
- 2019-05-25
Excellent and Entertaining Exploration of Risk for all of Us
The combination of the author’s text and the narrator’s delivery creates both a compelling and very entertaining primer on risk and its management. While the book does deal with risk in traditional applications like military and financial planning, her delving into both unusual and very much everyday examples of risk assessment and strategy provide timely and highly a valuable map for all of us to follow as we make decisions - small and large - in our lives and businesses. Highly highly recommended. Will be watching for Allison’s next book!
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- Mark S. Yamada
- 2019-05-24
Amazing!
Imaginative use of engaging images to explain the important but unapproachable topic of risk. Proof that storytelling is a powerful tool for communication. Having spent a career working with these concepts, I applaud Ms. Schrager's deep subject knowledge and succinct style. Almost convinced me that actuaries are people too!
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- gregory luciani
- 2019-11-24
snore bore
there was a lot of academic double speak and cliche after cliche about assuming risk.
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