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Steven Levitt, economics, abortion and crime

Steven Levitt, economics, abortion and crime# Economics - 经济

q*i2001-04-28 07:04

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Representing a new generation of 'apolitical" economists
who apply economic theories / math models to social
problems (rather than traditional economics problems),
Steven Levitt is one of the raising stars in economics
(and practically any econ department wanted him).
His research resembles that of Gary Becker who I thought
didn't deserve the Nobel prize. Both work at Chicago.
Anyway, just how un-mainstream is his research? Well,
a Donohue/Levit paper, highly controvercial, linked
the drastic dr

q*i2001-04-28 07:04

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This train of thought isn't exactly new. I remember in
the heydays of "Family Planning", people in China
openly talked about the possibility that the poorer
farmers may outpopulate the richer city folks, the
dumber (poorly educated?) folks may outpopulate the
smarter (well educated) folks, etc.
Maybe someone can replicate the Levitt paper using
data from China (or India for that matter). I am
sure that it will get as much attention.

【在 q**i 的大作中提到】

: Representing a new generation of 'apolitical" economists
: who apply economic theories / math models to social
: problems (rather than traditional economics problems),
: Steven Levitt is one of the raising stars in economics
: (and practically any econ department wanted him).
: His research resembles that of Gary Becker who I thought
: didn't deserve the Nobel prize. Both work at Chicago.
: Anyway, just how un-mainstream is his research? Well,
: a Donohue/Levit paper, highly controvercial, linked
: the drastic dr

a*r2001-04-28 07:04

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Right now it is just too hard to publish paper along the
line of
mainstream economics. My advisor when I was in Econ was
studying
the influence of bandit or other crimes on trade :)
I saw that article on WSJ too.

【在 q**i 的大作中提到】

:
: This train of thought isn't exactly new. I remember in
: the heydays of "Family Planning", people in China
: openly talked about the possibility that the poorer
: farmers may outpopulate the richer city folks, the
: dumber (poorly educated?) folks may outpopulate the
: smarter (well educated) folks, etc.
: Maybe someone can replicate the Levitt paper using
: data from China (or India for that matter). I am
: sure that it will get as much attention.