Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything About the Author About the Author: Steven D. Levitt is a professor of economy at the University of Chicago. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal for being the most influential economist under the age of forty. He has since co-authored a sequel to Freakonomics, Superfreakonomics. Stephen J. Dubner is a celebrated author, journalist and radio personality. in the past he taught English at the Columbia University. His journalism has been published with The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Time. He currently lives in New York with his wife and their children.