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Steven Levitt

Freakonomics

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Description:   Steven D. Levitt is the Alvin H. Baum Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, where he is also director of The Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory. In 2004, he was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal, which recognizes the most influential economist in America under the age of 40. More recently, he was named one of Time magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World." Levitt received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1989, his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1994, and has taught at Chicago since 1997.

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Loved the book, but the blog is less entertaining

June 20, 2009

Major props to Levitt for the book, "Freakonomics." I
have the blog in my feed reader but rarely find myself
clicking on the articles. While the book presented
ground-breaking material forcing us to rethink our
assumptions about many phenomena, the blog is less
suited for such content. Nevertheless, it remains at
the top of my list for the occasional nugget that you
won't find anywhere else.

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Incredibly interesting, but I hate the partial feed

June 04, 2009

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