Quill Award
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Edition 1 (2005) Winner
Steven David Levitt
すてぃーぶん・でぃー・れびっと
Sutībun Dī Rebitto
Aliases:
Steven D. Levitt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-05-29 （Boston, Massachusetts）
- Nationality
- アメリカ合衆国
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts → St. Paul, Minnesota → Chicago, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- Economist, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Econometric Society
- Influenced By
- Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, Josh Angrist
- Influenced
- Brian Jacob
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | Economics | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | Economics | PhD | — | United States |
Harvard University
Economics
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
graduated summa cum laude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Economics
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Doctoral advisor: James M. Poterba
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | John Bates Clark Medal | work in the field of crime | — | American Economic Association | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Quantrell Award | — | — | University of Chicago | 受賞 |
John Bates Clark Medal
2003
Work:
work in the field of crime
Organization:
American Economic Association
Result:
受賞
Quantrell Award
1998
Organization:
University of Chicago
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Freakonomics
2005 Non-fiction 336 pagesA Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
incentivescrimecausality
Translations
- Japanese translation available
SuperFreakonomics
2009 Non-fiction 400 pagesGlobal Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance.
data analysisunexpected insights
Translations
- Japanese translation available
Bibliography
- Freakonomics (2005)
- SuperFreakonomics (2009)
- Think Like a Freak (2014)
- When to Rob a Bank (2015)
Translations of Works
- Translated into many languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- data-drivenhumorousaccessible
- Recurring Motifs
- hidden incentivescausal inferenceeconomics of everyday life
Legacy
Renowned for innovative research like the link between legalized abortion and crime decline, popularized economics via Freakonomics series. Recipient of John Bates Clark Medal.
Academic Societies
- American Economic Association
- Econometric Society
In Popular Culture
- Freakonomics blog and podcast
- Time 100 (2006)
Quotes
-
John Donohue and I estimate maybe that there are 5,000 or 10,000 fewer homicides because of it. But if you think that a fetus is like a person, then that's a horrible tradeoff. So ultimately I think our study is interesting because it helps us understand why crime has gone down. But in terms of policy towards abortion, you're really misguided if you use our study to base your opinion about what the right policy is towards abortion
Source: Freakonomics podcast
Trivia
- Has 7 children
- Chicago School economist
- Named one of Time's 100 People Who Shape Our World in 2006