First came the bestselling book, then the sequel, and now comes “Freakonomics” the movie, a kind of victory lap that both celebrates that success and demonstrates why the work of economist ...

“Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt and HarperCollins Publishers Inc. were sued for defamation by former Yale Law School researcher John Lott, whose work Levitt discusses in the bestselling ...

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of ...

Reading or listening to any of the Freakonomics phenomenon of 20 years ago felt like standing at the top of a three-legged fire tower: The perspective was interesting, but you felt as if it could ...

The 54-year-old journalist, whose “Freakonomics” WNYC radio show launches a six-week series, “The Secret Life of CEOs” starting Jan. 18, tells HANA R. ALBERTS about weekends with wife ...

The Freakonomics guys are launching a new website, FreakonomicsExperiments.com, to help people who are having a hard time making a decision. It might be a big, complex decision (Should I quit my ...

Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to documentary “Freakonomics,” planning to release it theatrically in the fall. Pic, based on the bestseller by Steven Levitt and Stephen J.