Summary Of Dubner And Levitt's Freakonomics

The underground community has long since caused issues dealing with economics. Underground economy, meaning illegal drugs or items sold without being taxed. Freakonomics written by Dubner and Levitt, stresses the idea behind how the underground economy and incentives work in that organization. This book directly focuses on males within the drug trade, though in the more recent years, with the rise of women 's equality, there has been a shift in the balance of a male dominance in the drug economy. It has come to light that women have obtained a new and rising role in black market trades, mainly focused on the dealings of cocaine, and with this rise it has also been made evident that women 's incentives may have distinctions from that of their …show more content…
The drug world has typically been male dominated. Most drug gangs consist of male members and male leaders. As one of the oldest careers, prostitution has often been characterized by that with drug usage, specifically cocaine. Dominated by men in the streets, the likelihood of females taking on higher roles were slim to none, but recently these women have looked to higher goals. It is suggested by the high accounted incomes, that women have begun to rise in their involvement and status of the drug world (Fagan, J). This has brought up the question of what the females incentives are and why they are suddenly interested in gang relations. The recent rise in sexual equality has not only affected the legal economy but the underground economy as well, this situation being a prime example. Though the incentives for running their own drug gangs or even being a foot-soldier, between these males and females do share similar qualities. Studies have shown that women rely more heavily on these jobs for more than simply the power aspect. An interesting point surrounding this idea is focused on within the book Why Gender Matters in Economics. This book analyzes that men tend to take riskier decisions than women. With their rise in the drug trade, females seem to be equating to the risky decisions with their male counterparts. The book goes into detail discussing an explanation for why this happens could be that women have a more intricate role in the process of providing a child than that of a man. They carry a child in their own body for nine months whereas the male is only necessary for a moment of the process, meaning more care must be taken by the women. But recently and contradictory to what has been previously known, new studies suggest that women 's incentives behind becoming more involved with this risky profession are made in order to better support their families (Dryjanska,