Steven Levitt

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author
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:John_Bates_Clark_Medal
gptkb:American_Economic_Association_John_Bates_Clark_Medal_(2003)
gptkbp:birthDate 1967-05-29
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Steven_David_Levitt
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:coauthor gptkb:Stephen_J._Dubner
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Gary_Becker
gptkb:James_Heckman
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Journal_of_Political_Economy
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:field economics
applied microeconomics
crime economics
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Center_for_Radical_Innovation_for_Social_Change_(RISC)
gptkbp:genre non-fiction
popular economics
gptkbp:hasPodcast gptkb:Freakonomics_Radio
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steven Levitt
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gary_Becker
gptkb:James_Heckman
gptkbp:knownFor popularizing economics
unconventional economic analysis
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Economic_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Freakonomics
gptkb:SuperFreakonomics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:writer
gptkbp:position William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:public_policy
gptkb:crime
corruption
education
political economy
incentives
sports economics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jeannette_Levitt
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:Four_essays_in_positive_political_economy
gptkbp:thesisYear 1994
gptkbp:website http://www.freakonomics.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lawrence_Summers
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