What is Freakonomics, where did it come from, and more importantly, how can you get the movie to be selectively screened and hosted by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner at your school this Fall? Read on to find out!
Freakonomics makes its film debut this October, but it began as a New York Times Best seller written by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt, who pushed past the boring issues in economics to bring us Freakonomics, which has been referred to as a “blend of pop culture and economics.” Levitt looks into the economic issues we see on a daily basis and attempts to analyze them by looking at incentives and how our attempts to achieve those incentives influences our behavior.
Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen Dubner collaborated with six different filmmakers to put together this amazing documentary which humorously analyzes a variety of topics such as the dynamics of cheating, drug peddling, and parenting practices, all from an economic perspective.
If you liked movies such as Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room or Super Size Me, this film is for you as both Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock are among the six directors who worked on Freakonomics.
If you would like to see Freakonomics at your school this Fall, enter the contest by visiting the film’s official website, http://www.magpictures.com/freakonomics/ and watch the trailer! Proceed by clicking on the “Enter the Campus Screening Contest” button and enter the requested information, including school, major and email address. Whichever college has the most entries before Friday, October 8, 2010 will win a selective screening of the film Freakonomics hosted by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner!