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Stephen joseph dubner born august 26, 1963 is an american author, journalist, and podcast and radio host. Levitt, a professor of economics at the university of chicago, was awarded the john bates clark medal, given to the most influential american economist under the age of 40. Steven david steve levitt born may 29, 1967 is an american economist and coauthor of the bestselling book freakonomics and its sequels along with stephen j. A memoir of a family beyond belief and confessions of a heroworshiper. The market for sports gambling is structured very differently than the typical financial market. Steven levitt was born in new orleans, louisiana in may. Steven d levitt and stephen j dubner books the guardian. Steven levitt was born on may 29, 1967 as steven david levitt. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. Think like a freak, steven d levitt stephen j dubner. Carter professor of business administration at the harvard business school.
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