Steven D. Levitt
Nato: May 29, 1967 – Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Steven D. Levitt is an American economist and author whose work explores incentives, crime, education, and everyday social behavior through data-driven analysis. Best known for co-authoring Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics with Stephen J. Dubner, he won the John Bates Clark Medal in 2003, and Freakonomics sold millions of copies worldwide.
Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore
Steven D. Levitt built his reputation first inside academic economics and then far beyond it. Educated at Harvard and MIT, he joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1997 and became known for applied microeconomics that used natural experiments to study crime, corruption, education, and other social questions that conventional theory often treated more abstractly. That early work, recognized with the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal, established the pattern that would define his public voice as well: a willingness to ask odd, concrete questions, follow incentives, and let data unsettle received wisdom. ((https://news.uchicago.edu/profile/steven-levitt))
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SuperFreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt
Provocative economic insights challenge conventional wisdom, exploring hidden connections in society through data-driven analysis and unconventional thinking.
Think like a freak
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Unconventional problem-solving guide teaching readers to approach challenges creatively, using economics and data to find innovative solutions.
When to rob a bank
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Witty economic insights on quirky topics, challenging conventional wisdom with data-driven analysis and unconventional questions about everyday life.
Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Provocative exploration of hidden incentives driving human behavior, challenging conventional wisdom through economic analysis of diverse social phenomena.
SuperFreakonomics
Steven D. Levitt
Provocative economic insights challenge conventional wisdom, exploring hidden connections in society through data-driven analysis and unconventional thinking.
Think like a freak
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Unconventional problem-solving guide teaching readers to approach challenges creatively, using economics and data to find innovative solutions.
When to rob a bank
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Witty economic insights on quirky topics, challenging conventional wisdom with data-driven analysis and unconventional questions about everyday life.
Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Provocative exploration of hidden incentives driving human behavior, challenging conventional wisdom through economic analysis of diverse social phenomena.
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"If Indiana Jones were an economist, he'd be Steven Levitt"
— The Wall Street Journal ((
"Economist Steven Levitt specializes in analyzing offbeat trends"
— Harvard Gazette ((
"Levitt is regarded as among the most creative thinkers in contemporary economics, gifted at drawing connections among seemingly unrelated forces"
— The Washington Post ((
"Steven Levitt has the most interesting mind in America... Prepare to be dazzled"
— Malcolm Gladwell ((
"Steven Levitt was a prize-winning economist whose quirky but revelatory approach to everyday problems had made him famous in academia"
— The Guardian ((
"Steven Levitt is the most innovative empirical researcher in his cohort"
— American Economic Association ((
"It might appear presumptuous of Steven Levitt to see himself as an all-purpose intellectual detective"
— The New York Times Book Review ((
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