Steven D. Levitt

22.7k citations
135 papers · 11.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 43

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Steven D. Levitt

126 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

An Empirical Analysis of the Gender Gap in Mathematics 2010 · 348 citations
348200320262010201850010001.5k

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Steven D. Levitt
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  • General Decision Sciences 1.0k
  • Safety Research 2.5k
  • Economics and Econometrics 4.1k
  • Sociology and Political Science 5.0k
  • Gender Studies 990
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All Works

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The Effect of Performance-Based Incentives on Educational Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment. NBER Working Paper No. 22107.
20161
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Engaging Parents in Parent Engagement Programs.
20162
4 20136
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Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives through Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment. NBER Working Paper No. 18237.
201263
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The Role of Skill Versus Luck in Poker: Evidence from the World Series of Poker
20113
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An Empirical Analysis of the Gender Gap in Mathematics. NBER Working Paper No. 15430.
20097
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Viewpoint: On the generalizability of lab behaviour to the field
20073
10
What Happens in the Field Stays in the Field: Professionals Do Not Play Minimax in Laboratory Experiments
200712
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MARKET DISTORTIONS WHEN AGENTS ARE BETTER INFORMED: THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN REAL ESTATE
200539
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To Catch a Cheat: The Pressures of Accountability May Encourage School Personnel to Doctor the Results from High-Stakes Tests. Here's How to Stop Them
20041
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Falling Behind: New Evidence on the Black-White Achievement Gap.
20047
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To Catch a Cheat.
20048
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Testing Theories of Discrimination: Evidence from
200310
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How Dangerous Are Drinking Drivers
200113
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The Changing Relationship between Income and Crime Victimization
199930
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The economics of crime and the criminal justice system
19982
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Guns, Violence, and the Efficiency of Illegal Markets
199838
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How Do Senators Vote? Disentangling the Role of Voter Preferences, Party Affiliation, and Senate Ideology
1996240

About Steven D. Levitt

Steven D. Levitt is a scholar working on General Decision Sciences, Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Marketing, having authored 135 papers that have together received 11.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (29 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (27 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (14 papers), Sports Analytics and Performance (14 papers), School Choice and Performance (12 papers), Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (12 papers) and Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Decision Sciences (1.0k citations), Safety Research (2.5k citations), Economics and Econometrics (4.1k citations), Sociology and Political Science (5.0k citations) and Gender Studies (990 citations). Steven D. Levitt has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include John A. List, Roland G. Fryer, Brian Jacob, James M. Snyder, Julie Berry Cullen, J. J. Donohue, John J. Donohue, Tim Groseclose, Sally Sadoff and Catherine Wolfram. Their work appears in journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Political Economy, The Journal of Economic Perspectives and Education next.

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