Steven D. Levitt
Economist, Academic
1967 –
Who is Steven D. Levitt?
Steven David "Steve" Levitt is an American economist known for his work in the field of crime, in particular on the link between legalized abortion and crime rates. Winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal, he is currently the William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, director of the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He was co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy published by the University of Chicago Press until December 2007. He co-authored the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels Superfreakonomics and Think Like A Freak. He is a grand-nephew of Robert L. May, the lyricist of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In 2009, Levitt co-founded TGG Group, a business and philanthropy consulting company. He was chosen as one of Time magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World" in 2006.
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- Born
- May 29, 1967
New Orleans - Also known as
- Steven David Levitt
- Steven Levitt
- Steve Levitt
- Steven Levitt
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Economics
( - 1994) - Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University
Economics
( - 1989) - St. Paul Academy and Summit School
- Doctorate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employment
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- Oak Park
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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