Books by Steven D. Levitt

Steven David "Steve" Levitt is a prominent American economist best known for his work on crime, especially on the relationship between legalized abortion rates and crime. Winner of the 2003 Clark Medal John Bates, he is currently Professor Alvin H. Baum of Economics at the University of Chicago, director of the Becker Center in Chicago Price Theory of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy published by the University of Chicago Press. He is one of the most well-known economists among the laymen, having co-authored the best-selling book Freakonomics (2005). Levitt was chosen as one of the Time Magazine of "100 People Who Shape Our World" in 2006.-Wikipedia

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Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt

What do the Ku Klux Klan and real estate agents have in common? Why did U.S. crime rates suddenly drop in the mid-1990s? And why is an expensive election campaign a sure winning feature? These and other fascinating, freakish questions are examined in “Freakonomics.” Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner aim to overturn conventional wisdom and explore the hidden truths of modern life in this New York Times Bestseller.

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