Biblical Perspective In Steve D. Levitt's Freakonomics
Freakonomics a Biblical Perspective
In this paper, I will write my analysis of the book Freakonomics by Steve D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. I will use a biblical perspective on three major finding from the book that grabbed my interest. Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers
In this chapter of the book, Levitt and Dubner use different examples to explain the economics of incentives and morality of incentives. How they could lead to cheating. The first example is a day care center in Israel. However, this example does not necessarily involve cheating. It does show that if the incentives are not valued. Then they can have the opposite effect. The daycare center started fining the parents for picking up their children late. The fine levied …show more content…
The problem with this, “the trade-off between higher abortion and lower crime is by an economist’s reckoning, terribly inefficient” (pg. 132). The meaning to this is that hundreds of babies must die in order to stop one murder. The morality incentive is an up to the individual. What are your beliefs? What do you value?
Conclusion
In conclusion, I felt that Levitt and Dubner did a good deal of research to verify their conclusions. They laid out their facts in a way that was enjoyable and understandable way. They showed both the economic incentives as well as the moral incentive. Like the corporate leaders stealing the bagels, to the crack dealers selling their product, and the women getting abortions. They place their trust in economic incentives first, then moral value. Whereas Christians we will place our values on moral incentives first.
However, as a Christian, we should always be willing to hear what others have to say. We must be willing to learn from others opinions especially when they do not agree with ours. I did not agree with everything that they had to say especially about the abortions but I am willing as a Christian to take what I have learned and put it good use. God has a plan and purpose for everyone. All we need to do is act on
In this paper, I will write my analysis of the book Freakonomics by Steve D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. I will use a biblical perspective on three major finding from the book that grabbed my interest. Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers
In this chapter of the book, Levitt and Dubner use different examples to explain the economics of incentives and morality of incentives. How they could lead to cheating. The first example is a day care center in Israel. However, this example does not necessarily involve cheating. It does show that if the incentives are not valued. Then they can have the opposite effect. The daycare center started fining the parents for picking up their children late. The fine levied …show more content…
The problem with this, “the trade-off between higher abortion and lower crime is by an economist’s reckoning, terribly inefficient” (pg. 132). The meaning to this is that hundreds of babies must die in order to stop one murder. The morality incentive is an up to the individual. What are your beliefs? What do you value?
Conclusion
In conclusion, I felt that Levitt and Dubner did a good deal of research to verify their conclusions. They laid out their facts in a way that was enjoyable and understandable way. They showed both the economic incentives as well as the moral incentive. Like the corporate leaders stealing the bagels, to the crack dealers selling their product, and the women getting abortions. They place their trust in economic incentives first, then moral value. Whereas Christians we will place our values on moral incentives first.
However, as a Christian, we should always be willing to hear what others have to say. We must be willing to learn from others opinions especially when they do not agree with ours. I did not agree with everything that they had to say especially about the abortions but I am willing as a Christian to take what I have learned and put it good use. God has a plan and purpose for everyone. All we need to do is act on