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Steven Levitt

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Steven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner). Levitt is a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in the field of crime. He was co-editor of the Journal of Political Economy published by the University of Chicago Press until December 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Levitt is the 414th most popular economist (down from 410th in 2019), the 17,304th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,007th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Steven Levitt ranks 414 out of 414. Before him are Gita Gopinath, Kate Raworth, Rebecca Blank, Cecilia Rouse, Tyler Cowen, and Thomas DiLorenzo. After him are Ardo Hansson, Susan Athey, and Robin Hanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Steven Levitt ranks 854. Before him are Mick Mulvaney, Debi Thomas, Stuart Conquest, Shankar Mahadevan, Randolph Bresnik, and Hiroaki Nagashima. After him are Artie Lange, Chung So-young, Pervis Ellison, Fátima Báñez, Gerard Kemkers, and Kōichi Morishita.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Levitt ranks 17,311 out of 20,380. Before him are Randolph Bresnik (1967), Angélica Celaya (1982), Jair Marrufo (1977), Jack Sock (1992), Rod Grams (1948), and Michelle Shocked (1962). After him are Nicholas Braun (1988), Kristin Cashore (1976), Maya DiRado (1993), Charles D. Gemar (1955), Hutch Dano (1992), and Wes Chatham (1978).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Steven Levitt ranks 130. Before him are Eric Lander (1957), Christina Romer (1958), Winona LaDuke (1959), Rebecca Blank (1955), Cecilia Rouse (1963), and Tyler Cowen (1962). After him are Ardo Hansson (1958), and Susan Athey (1970).

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