The statistics John Wesson has compiled in The Science of Soccer show that Premiership football players are vastly more likely to have been born in the first half of the school year. These were the biggest boys in the class… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share Image
[A]n important new book. . . . Professor Akerlof and Rachel Kranton have invented Identity Economics. — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
Iain Dowie famously coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' to describe Crystal Palace's ability to come from behind. But this is a typical manager's idea, so… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
You may wonder why a question of manners has got me so exercised. It's because I believe in a simple rule. If you see… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
An invaluable little book… What Makes a Terrorist uses standard tools of economics and statistical analysis to get at the truth about terrorism… Krueger… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
The statistics John Wesson has compiled in The Science of Soccer show that Premiership football players are vastly more likely to have been born… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
You know what I wonder about? This - the more details of Sven-Göran Eriksson's love life that appear in the press, the more contempt… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
Classic was Jimmy Savile’s use of the cloak of authority and kindness. Savile’s celebrity allowed him to acquire this authority. As we consider the… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
Last year, the journalist Malcolm Gladwell conducted a survey of chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies for his book Blink. He discovered that… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
It will be my birthday on Tuesday. Last year, I reached the painful conclusion that there wasn't enough time left to read every book… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share
