Author Page for Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management

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The Behavioralist Goes to School: Leveraging Behavioral Economics to Improve Educational Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w18165

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2012

Steven D. Levitt, John A. List, Susanne Neckermann and Sally Sadoff

University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management

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The Effect of Prison Population Size on Crime Rates: Evidence from Prison Overcrowding Litigation

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The Effect of Prison Population Size on Crime Rates: Evidence from Prison Overcrowding Litigation

NBER Working Paper No. w5119

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2010

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Citation 85

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The Effect of Prison Population Size on Crime Rates: Evidence from Prison Overcrowding Litigation

Posted: 20 Jan 1998

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Hatred and Profits: Getting Under the Hood of the Ku Klux Klan

NBER Working Paper No. w13417

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2010

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Juvenile Crime and Punishment

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Juvenile Crime and Punishment

NBER Working Paper No. w6191

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2008

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Citation 74

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Juvenile Crime and Punishment

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 106, No. 6, December 1998

Posted: 30 Nov 1998

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Measuring the Impact of Crack Cocaine

NBER Working Paper No. w11318

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 10 Jun 2005

Roland G. Fryer, Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt and Kevin M. Murphy

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of Chicago and University of Chicago

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Was There Really a Hawthorne Effect at the Hawthorne Plant? An Analysis of the Original Illumination Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w15016

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 01 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2010

Steven D. Levitt and John A. List

University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Using Big Data to Estimate Consumer Surplus: The Case of Uber

NBER Working Paper No. w22627

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Sep 2016

Peter Cohen, Robert W. Hahn, Jonathan Hall, Steven D. Levitt and Robert Metcalfe

Uber Technologies Inc., University of Oxford, Smith School, Uber Technologies Inc., University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics

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Winning Isn't Everything: Corruption in Sumo Wrestling

NBER Working Paper No. w7798

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2001

Mark Duggan and Steven D. Levitt

University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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The Causes and Consequences of Distinctively Black Names

NBER Working Paper No. w9938

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Sep 2003 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2010

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Citation 45

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An Economist Sells Bagels: A Case Study in Profit Maximization

NBER Working Paper No. w12152

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 May 2006 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2010

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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The Impact of School Choice on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Chicago Public Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w7888

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010

Julie Berry Cullen, Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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The Effect of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomized Lotteries

NBER Working Paper No. w10113

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2010

Julie Berry Cullen, Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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Catching Cheating Teachers: The Results of an Unusual Experiment in Implementing Theory

NBER Working Paper No. w9414

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2010

Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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Measuring Positive Externalities from Unobservable Victim Precaution: An Empirical Analysis of Lojack

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Measuring Positive Externalities from Unobservable Victim Precaution: An Empirical Analysis of Lojack

NBER Working Paper No. w5928

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 24 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2010

Ian Ayres and Steven D. Levitt

Yale University - Yale Law School and University of Chicago

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Citation 48

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Measuring Positive Externalities from Unobservable Victim Precaution: An Empirical Analysis of Lojack

John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Harvard Law School, Discussion Paper No. 197

Posted: 30 Oct 1996

Ian Ayres and Steven D. Levitt

Yale University - Yale Law School and University of Chicago

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The Black-White Test Score Gap Through Third Grade

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The Black-White Test Score Gap Through Third Grade

NBER Working Paper No. w11049

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2010

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Citation 27

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The Black-White Test Score Gap Through Third Grade

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp. 249-281, 2006

Posted: 29 Feb 2008

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Understanding the Black-White Test Score Gap in the First Two Years of School

NBER Working Paper No. w8975

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2010

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Citation 57

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Heads or Tails: The Impact of a Coin Toss on Major Life Decisions and Subsequent Happiness

NBER Working Paper No. w22487

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Aug 2016

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effect of Policeon Crime

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Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effect of Policeon Crime

NBER Working Paper No. w4991

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2010

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Citation 152

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Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime

Posted: 11 Jun 1996

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Professionals Do Not Play Minimax: Evidence from Major League Baseball and the National Football League

NBER Working Paper No. w15347

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2009

Kenneth Kovash and Steven D. Levitt

affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Chicago

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Why Do Increased Arrest Rates Appear to Reduce Crime: Deterrence, Incapacitation, or Measurement Error?

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Why Do Increased Arrest Rates Appear to Reduce Crime: Deterrence, Incapacitation, or Measurement Error?

NBER Working Paper No. w5268

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2001

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Citation 51

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Why Do Increased Arrest Rates Appear to Reduce Crime: Deterrence, Incapacitation, or Measurement Error?

John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Harvard Law School, Discussion Paper No. 185

Posted: 08 Aug 1996

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Why Do Increased Arrest Rates Appear to Reduce Crime: Deterrence, Incapacitation, or Measurement Error?

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 34, No. 3 (1997).

Posted: 28 Jan 1997

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Rotten Apples: An Investigation of the Prevalence and Predictors of Teacher Cheating

NBER Working Paper No. w9413

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 03 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2010

Brian Jacob and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and University of Chicago

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An Empirical Analysis of Imprisoning Drug Offenders

NBER Working Paper No. w8489

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Sep 2001 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2010

Ilyana Kuziemko and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Citation 19

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Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives Through Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w18237

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2012

Roland G. Fryer, Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Sally Sadoff

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management

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Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities

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Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities

NBER Working Paper No. w5737

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Jul 2001 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2014

Julie Berry Cullen and Steven D. Levitt

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Crime, Urban Flight, and the Consequences for Cities

John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Harvard Law School, Discussion Paper No. 199

Posted: 05 Feb 1997

Julie Berry Cullen and Steven D. Levitt

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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An Empirical Analysis of the Gender Gap in Mathematics

NBER Working Paper No. w15430

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2010

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Checkmate: Exploring Backward Induction Among Chess Players

NBER Working Paper No. w15610

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2010

Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Sally Sadoff

University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management

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Testing for Racial Differences in the Mental Ability of Young Children

NBER Working Paper No. w12066

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 May 2006

Roland G. Fryer and Steven D. Levitt

Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago

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Sample Selection in the Estimation of Air Bag and Seat Belt Effectiveness

NBER Working Paper No. w7210

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Feb 2000 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2010

Steven D. Levitt and Jack Porter

University of Chicago and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Testing Theories of Discrimination: Evidence from "Weakest Link"

NBER Working Paper No. w9449

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jan 2003

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Citation 30

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Measurement Error, Legalized Abortion, and the Decline in Crime: A Response to Foote and Goetz (2005)

NBER Working Paper No. w11987

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2010

John J. Donohue and Steven D. Levitt

Stanford Law School and University of Chicago

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Citation 20

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Evidence that Seat Belts are as Effective as Child Safety Seats in Preventing Death for Children Aged Two and Up

NBER Working Paper No. w11591

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2010

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Why are Gambling Markets Organized so Differently from Financial Markets?

Economic Journal, Vol. 114, No. 495, pp. 223-246, April 2004

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 May 2004

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

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Citation 23

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Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant

NBER Working Paper No. w18017

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 28 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2014

Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Chad Syverson

University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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The Plight of Mixed Race Adolescents

NBER Working Paper No. w14192

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2008

Roland G. Fryer, Lisa B. Kahn, Steven D. Levitt and Jörg L. Spenkuch

Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University, Department of Economics, University of Chicago and Northwestern University - Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences (MEDS)

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What Happens in the Field Stays in the Field: Exploring Whether Professionals Play Minimax in Laboratory Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w15609

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2010

Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and David Reiley

University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes

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The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w5002

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2010

Steven D. Levitt and James M. Snyder

University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science & Department of Economics

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Citation 48

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The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, Vol. 105, No. 1, February 1997

Posted: 11 Feb 1997

Steven D. Levitt and James M. Snyder

University of Chicago and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science & Department of Economics

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Parental Incentives and Early Childhood Achievement: A Field Experiment in Chicago Heights

NBER Working Paper No. w21477

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 25 Aug 2015

Roland G. Fryer, Steven D. Levitt and John A. List

Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts in Protecting Children from Injury

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts in Protecting Children from Injury

NBER Working Paper No. w12519

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Sep 2006 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2010

Joseph J. Doyle and Steven D. Levitt

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Economics, Finance, Accounting (EFA) and University of Chicago

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The Economic Impact of Hurricane Katrina on its Victims: Evidence from Individual Tax Returns

NBER Working Paper No. w20713

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Dec 2014

Tatyana Deryugina, Laura Kawano and Steven D. Levitt

University of Illinois, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Chicago

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Catching Cheating Students

NBER Working Paper No. w21628

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Oct 2015

Steven D. Levitt and Ming-Jen Lin

University of Chicago and National Taiwan University - Department of Economics

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Congressional Distributive Politics and State Economic Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w4721

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2008

Steven D. Levitt and James M. Poterba

University of Chicago and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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The Effect of Performance-Based Incentives on Educational Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w22107

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 28 Mar 2016

Steven D. Levitt, John A. List and Sally Sadoff

University of Chicago, University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management

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A Glimpse into the World of High Capacity Givers: Experimental Evidence from a University Capital Campaign

NBER Working Paper No. w22099

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Mar 2016

Tova Levin, Steven D. Levitt and John A. List

University of Chicago, University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime Over the Last Two Decades

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The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime Over the Last Two Decades

NBER Working Paper No. w25863

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 May 2019

John J. Donohue and Steven D. Levitt

Stanford Law School and University of Chicago

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The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime Over the Last Two Decades

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-75

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 May 2019

John J. Donohue and Steven D. Levitt

Stanford Law School and University of Chicago

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How Dangerous are Drinking Drivers?

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 109, December 2001

Posted: 06 Dec 2001

Steven D. Levitt and Jack Porter

University of Chicago and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Guns, Violence, and the Efficiency of Illegal Markets

American Economic Review, 1998

Posted: 14 Jul 1998

John J. Donohue and Steven D. Levitt

Stanford Law School and University of Chicago

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Incentive Compatibility Constraints as an Explanation for the Use of Prison Sentences Instead of Fines

John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Harvard Law School, Discussion Paper No. 187

Posted: 16 Oct 1996

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

Steven D. Levitt

University of Chicago

Assistant Professor

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

American Bar Foundation

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