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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Levitt is the 425th most popular economist (down from 410th in 2024), the 17,684th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,007th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Steven Levitt ranks 425 out of 414. Before him are Rola Dashti, Cecilia Rouse, Peter Boettke, Stephanie Kelton, Tyler Cowen, and Thomas DiLorenzo. After him are Ardo Hansson, Susan Athey, Peter R. Orszag, Tom Woods, and Robin Hanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Steven Levitt ranks 1,016. Before him are Ingo Steinhöfel, Debi Thomas, Stuart Conquest, Shankar Mahadevan, Randolph Bresnik, and Hiroaki Nagashima. After him are Ladislav Lubina, Chuck Hogan, Artie Lange, Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Chung So-young, and Michael B. Silver.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steven Levitt ranks 17,691 out of 20,380. Before him are Angélica Celaya (1982), Jair Marrufo (1977), Jack Sock (1992), Rod Grams (1948), Connie Paraskevin (1961), and Michelle Shocked (1962). After him are Nicholas Braun (1988), Kristin Cashore (1976), Maya DiRado (1993), Chuck Hogan (1967), Alexandra Tydings (1972), and Charles D. Gemar (1955).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Steven Levitt ranks 133. Before him are Winona LaDuke (1959), Rebecca Blank (1955), Cecilia Rouse (1963), Peter Boettke (1960), Stephanie Kelton (1969), and Tyler Cowen (1962). After him are Ardo Hansson (1958), Susan Athey (1970), Peter R. Orszag (1968), and Tom Woods (1972).

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