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"Being in a gang - selling drugs for a gang - is perhaps the worst job in all of America. And that's what I'd like to convince you of today." In this TEDTalk, Freakonomics coauthor Steven Levitt presents data on the finances of drug dealing to illustrate that contrary to popular myth, being a street-corner crack dealer isn't lucrative; it pays below minimum wage (and comes with the added drawback of possibly dying a sudden and violent death). Levitt's cogent argument will speak to students of sociology, economic theory, and criminology - and has something to say to at-risk youth, too.

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21 min

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[2012], c2006

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