Economics gone wild

Steven Levitt isn’t like other economists. At least, that’s what he wants you to think.  The 57-year-old finished his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994 and burst into the mainstream in 2005 with the international bestseller, Freakonomics. The book’s title is a nod to Levitt’s academic philosophy—economics isn’t just for money; it’s […]
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