• Ewwww (Freakonomics) :
    Doctors self-reported their hand-washing rate at 73 percent, whereas when these same doctors were observed, their actual rate was a paltry 9 percent.
    Semmelweis could be turned into an energy source if he keeps turning in his grave.

  • Country of Teetotalism:
    We estimate the relationship between 10th grade binge drinking in 1990 and labor market outcomes in 2000 (...) we conjecture that binge drinking conveys unobserved social skills that are rewarded by employers.