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Steven D. Levitt
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Steven D. Levitt is an American economist and University of Chicago professor emeritus known for his work on crime and co-authoring Freakonomics.
Biography
Steven David Levitt is an American economist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. He received the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in the field of crime. He also served as co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy, published by the University of Chicago Press, until December 2007.
Levitt co-authored the bestselling book Freakonomics and its sequels with Stephen J. Dubner, including Superfreakonomics. Their writing examines how people respond to incentives through questions drawn from varied aspects of everyday life. In 2009, Levitt co-founded TGG Group, a business and philanthropy consulting company. Time magazine included him among its “100 People Who Shape Our World” in 2006.
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Books by Steven D. Levitt
Superfreakonomics
Superfreakonomics explores how people respond to incentives through questions involving street prostitution, hurricanes, heart attacks, highway deaths, and environmental choices. Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner combine analysis and storytelling to challenge conventional ways of thinking.