He tells NPRs Audie Cornish what Kahneman and Tversky were. Larry Iannaccone discusses the theory that state-sponsored religion should have the weakest adherents. Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language) Genre: Drama Original Language: English Director: Bennett Miller Producer: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad. Lewis is also the author of Moneyball, which is about trusting statistics over intuition to build a successful baseball team. How competitive is the baseball industry? Why do some baseball skills get more attention than others? How important is defensive ability? Along the way you'll learn why Kevin Youkilis is a better lead-off hitter than you think and some of the peculiar incentives facing baseball teams and owners. Is it true? Drawing on Sauer's research, Sauer and Roberts try and answer the question and lots of others along the way. The book describes a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can’t buy: the secret of success in baseball, and in a sense, that’s true. Michael Lewis claims that the Oakland Athletics found an undervalued asset-the ability of a baseball player to draw a walk-and used that insight to succeed while spending less money than their rivals. All of these elements can be found in Michael Lewis’ 2004 New York Times bestseller, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game openinnew. Skip Sauer of Clemson University and EconTalk's Russ Roberts discuss the economics of Michael Lewis's Moneyball.

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