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Industry:Online Media

Site:freakonomics.com

Description:It began when New York journalist and author Stephen J. Dubner went to Chicago to write about award-winning economist Steven D. Levitt for The New York Times Magazine. Dubner had been reluctant to take the assignment (he was in the middle of writing a book about the psychology of money). Levitt was reluctant to be shadowed by a journalist (but his mother loved the Times Magazine, so he gave in). The article came out, and led to an unexpected partnership. Levitt and Dubner wrote Freakonomics, a...

Founded:2005

Company size:1-10 employees


Who has worked at Freakonomics

Position at Freakonomics Previous job position
Bourree Lam
Blog EditorSince Aug 2010
FreelanceWriter & Editor Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

Former Employees

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Rachel Fershleiser
Research AssistantJun 2005 - May 2006
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Sam Black
ResearcherDec 2009 - Apr 2010
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