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'''Steven Levitt''' is a [[liberal]] economist and co-author of ''[[Freakonomics]]'', a book falsely claiming legalized [[abortion]] contributed to a drop in the crime rate in the 1990s (a phenomenon accurately attributed to [[conservative]] social policies). Levitt's theory has been compared to [[Eugenics]].{{who says}}  He supports the privatization of prison labor and online gambling, opposes teachers' unions, and denies climate change.<ref>http://shameproject.com/profile/steven-d-levitt/</ref>

'''Steven Levitt''' (born May 29, 1967) is an [[American] [[liberal]] economist and co-author of ''[[Freakonomics]]'', a book falsely claiming legalized [[abortion]] contributed to a drop in the crime rate in the 1990s (a phenomenon accurately attributed to [[conservative]] social policies). Levitt's theory has been compared to [[Eugenics]].{{who says}}  He supports the privatization of prison labor and online gambling, opposes teachers' unions, and denies climate change.<ref>http://shameproject.com/profile/steven-d-levitt/</ref>

He was born May 29, 1967, attended St. Paul University and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in economics in 1989, and received a PhD from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/steven-levitt</ref>

He was born May 29, 1967, attended St. Paul University and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in economics in 1989, and received a Ph.D. from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref>http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/steven-levitt</ref>

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