Steven David "Steve" Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist known for his work in the field of crime, in particular on the link between legalized abortion and crime rates. Winner of the 2003 John Ba...
Don’t listen to what people say; watch what they do. Steven D. Levitt
Don’t listen to what people say; watch what they do.
The key to learning is feedback. It is nearly impossible to learn anything without it. Steven D. Levitt
The key to learning is feedback. It is nearly impossible to learn anything without it.
An incentive is a bullet, a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation Steven D. Levitt
An incentive is a bullet, a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation
the swimming pool is almost 100 times more likely to kill a child than the gun is. Steven D. Levitt
the swimming pool is almost 100 times more likely to kill a child than the gun is.
The conventional wisdom is often wrong. Steven D. Levitt
The conventional wisdom is often wrong.
When people don’t pay the true cost of something, they tend to consume it inefficiently. Steven D. Levitt
When people don’t pay the true cost of something, they tend to consume it inefficiently.
A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything. Steven D. Levitt
A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.
The plural of anecdote is not data. Steven D. Levitt
The plural of anecdote is not data.
As W.C. Fields once said: a thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for Steven D. Levitt
As W.C. Fields once said: a thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for
Prediction,” as Niels Bohr liked to say, “is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future. Steven D. Levitt
Prediction,” as Niels Bohr liked to say, “is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.
just because you’re at the office is no reason to stop thinking. Steven D. Levitt
just because you’re at the office is no reason to stop thinking.
Have fun, think small, don’t fear the obvious Steven D. Levitt
Have fun, think small, don’t fear the obvious
