I am best known for my work on crime, in particular on the link between legalized abortion and crime rates. #economics

"If you own a gun and have a swimming pool in the yard, the swimming pool is almost 100 times more likely to kill a child than the gun is." -Steven Levitt #powerfulwords

In case you didn't know, I am the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal! #toocoolforyou #Winning

I love teaching people about the greatness of economic choices and what to do and what not to do. #economicproblems

Hi there. I am Steve Levitt. I am a distinguished Professor at the University of Chicago. Not to brag but I directs the Becker center on Chicago price theory. 💁🏼 I I received my bachelors from Harvard in 1989. I received my PhD from MIT and 94 and I have taught Chicago since 97. I was named one of time magazines hundred people to shape our world. I am the author of freak economics. In 2011 published a paper proving poker is a game of skill not luck. Job number and I wrote freak Economics a book about cheating teachers,bizarre baby names, self-dealing realtors, and crack selling mamas boys. I am a founding partner of TGG group consulting firm.