Steven D. Levitt
Author of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
About the Author
Steven D. Levitt received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1989 and a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1994. He is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago where he has been teaching since 1997. He was awarded the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal, an award that recognizes the most outstanding show more economist in America under the age of 40. He is the coauthor, with Stephen J. Dubner, of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. It won the inaugural Quill Award for best business book and a Visionary Award from the National Council on Economic Education. He also wrote SuperFreakonomics, Think Like a Freak and When to Rob a Bank:...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants with Stephen J. Dubner. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Steven D. Levitt
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (2005) 25,826 copies, 456 reviews
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (2009) 5,352 copies, 132 reviews
When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants (2015) 719 copies, 24 reviews
Freakonomics: Revised Edition (Unabridged) Part 1 of 3 — Author — 1 copy
Freakonomics: Revised Edition (Unabridged) Part 2 of 3 — Author — 1 copy
Freakonomics: Revised Edition (Unabridged) Part 3 of 3 — Author — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Levitt, Steven D.
- Legal name
- Levitt, Steven David
- Other names
- Levitt, Steve
- Birthdate
- 1967-05-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- Harvard University (BA|1989)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D|1994) - Occupations
- professor
economist
William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics (University of Chicago)
Co-Editor (Journal of Political Economy)
director (The Becker Center on Price Theory at the University of Chicago) - Relationships
- Marks, Johnny (great uncle)
- Organizations
- University of Chicago
The Greatest Good - Awards and honors
- John Bates Clark Medal (2004)
Time Magazine (100 People Who Shape Our World, 2006)
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Reviews
Good point: This book turned out to be mostly about data mining.
Bad point: I was hoping to read a book about economy for dummies.
Good point: It was fun to read, with lots of silly factoids.
Bad point: the factoids were not all that interesting for people outside of the USA.
Good point: It gave me nice ideas for data mining projects.
Bad point: the cheese. It was everywhere.
Bad point: the ending of each chapter contained at least one paragraph singing praise of Mr. Levitt. Really. I don't care if he's child prodigy / genius / revolutionary. I'm interested in his work, not his person. It's not bloody Bertrand Russell. Let his brilliancy speak for itself.
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Bad point: I was hoping to read a book about economy for dummies.
Good point: It was fun to read, with lots of silly factoids.
Bad point: the factoids were not all that interesting for people outside of the USA.
Good point: It gave me nice ideas for data mining projects.
Bad point: the cheese. It was everywhere.
Bad point: the ending of each chapter contained at least one paragraph singing praise of Mr. Levitt. Really. I don't care if he's child prodigy / genius / revolutionary. I'm interested in his work, not his person. It's not bloody Bertrand Russell. Let his brilliancy speak for itself.
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Very interesting look at the world around us and the numbers that we THINK affect our world and its trends.
Entertaining read, but it was heavy on anecdotes and speculation and light on actual data supporting their conjectures. Wasn't quite up to the standard of the original Freakonomics, but it was amusing enough.
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- Works
- 14
- Members
- 33,824
- Popularity
- #566
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 23
- Favorited
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Overall, worth reading, but don't expect anything better than the original Freakonomics