Steven D. Levitt ( May 29, 1967 ) is an American economist.
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| Date of Birth | May 29, 1967 (52 years old) |
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| Scientific field | economy |
| Place of work | University of Chicago |
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| Awards and prizes | Sloan Scholarship ( 1999 ) John Bates Clark Medal ( 2003 ) [d] |
Bachelor ( 1989 ) of Harvard University ; Ph.D. (1994) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Since 1997 he has been teaching (professor since 1999 ) at the University of Chicago . Awarded the J. B. Clark Medal ( 2003 ).
Major works
- Child Crime and Punishment (Juvenile Crime and Punishment, 1998);
- “How Dangerous are Drinking Drivers?” (How Dangerous Are Drinking Drivers? 2001);
- “Alternative Strategies for Identifying the Link Between Unemployment and Crime, 2001”.
- Freakonomics (Freakonomics, 2005)
- Stephen Levitt, Stephen Dubner. Freakonomics = Freakonomics. - M .: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber . - ISBN 978-5-91657-146-2 .
- Stephen Levitt, Stephen Dubner. Superfriconomics = Superfreakonomics. - M .: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber , 2010 .-- ISBN 978-5-91657-097-7 .
- Stephen Levitt, Stephen Dubner. Free-thinking: Non-standard approaches to solving problems = Think Like a Freak. - M .: Alpina Publisher , 2015 .-- 199 p. - ISBN 978-5-9614-4917-4 .
- Stephen Levitt, Stephen Dubner. When to rob a bank and other life hacks = When to Rob a Bank. ... And 131 More Warped Suggestions And Well-Intended Rants. - M .: Alpina Publisher , 2016 .-- 240 p. - ISBN 978-5-9614-5487-1 .