# The freakonomics of crack dealing

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2004
- Speaker: Steven Levitt
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_levitt_the_freakonomics_of_crack_dealing)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"Freakonomics" author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn't lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. And your boss can kill you.

## Lectures

1. [The freakonomics of crack dealing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/steven_levitt_the_freakonomics_of_crack_dealing/5334a2b57923), 21 min (TED's player)