Steve Levitt: Legalized Abortion Lowered Crime - GoFuckYourself.com

Bansheelinks · 05-11-2005, 12:59 PM

Here's Levitt's explanation: "Legalized abortion lowered unwantedness. Unwantedness is related to crime, so legalized abortion lowered crime."

Levitt summarizes his unorthodox research in a new book, "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything." With co-author Stephen Dubner, he details some eyebrow-raising findings

Guns kill fewer kids than swimming pools.

Gang members may not be mama's boys, but they often share mama's house.

The Ku Klux Klan and real estate agents have something in common. (More on that later.)

Levitt took on another social issue when he teamed up with another researcher to develop a statistical method that found a small number of Chicago teachers cheated on standardized tests to help their students. Those findings led to disciplinary action.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/book....ap/index.html

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Interesting stuff.

cool1g · 05-11-2005, 01:14 PM

i read up on this guy 2 years ago - he takes real world situations and applies statistics to them in very interesting ways. he did a really cool analysis of drug dealers/gang members in Chicago and how their who business works. google the guy and cool stuff shows up...

i'm going to get the book for my upcoming Maui vacation and read it

titmowse · 05-11-2005, 01:15 PM

Read his book just yesterday. Very interesting stuff.

Rich · 05-11-2005, 01:20 PM

That point certainly passes the sniff test. Most abortions are unwanted kids who would otherwise be raised in poor, unhappy households. Certainly statistically these children become criminals more often.

I just figured out the real reason why the right wing nutters want abortion outlawed. They like the prison slave labour.

azguy · 05-11-2005, 01:20 PM

I read the same thing a while ago, not sure if it's the same research. It makes sense.

05-11-2005, 12:59 PM	#1
Bansheelinks Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,023	Steve Levitt: Legalized Abortion Lowered Crime Here's Levitt's explanation: "Legalized abortion lowered unwantedness. Unwantedness is related to crime, so legalized abortion lowered crime." Levitt summarizes his unorthodox research in a new book, "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything." With co-author Stephen Dubner, he details some eyebrow-raising findings Guns kill fewer kids than swimming pools. Gang members may not be mama's boys, but they often share mama's house. The Ku Klux Klan and real estate agents have something in common. (More on that later.) Levitt took on another social issue when he teamed up with another researcher to develop a statistical method that found a small number of Chicago teachers cheated on standardized tests to help their students. Those findings led to disciplinary action. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/book....ap/index.html ***************************** Interesting stuff.

05-11-2005, 01:14 PM	#2
cool1g Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hollyweird adjacent Posts: 977	i read up on this guy 2 years ago - he takes real world situations and applies statistics to them in very interesting ways. he did a really cool analysis of drug dealers/gang members in Chicago and how their who business works. google the guy and cool stuff shows up... i'm going to get the book for my upcoming Maui vacation and read it __________________ InterG Media affiliate network (dating, pay per call) EDM Life Affiliates Cash In

05-11-2005, 01:15 PM	#3
titmowse Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: TEXAS Posts: 5,320	Read his book just yesterday. Very interesting stuff. __________________ I still love everybody

05-11-2005, 01:20 PM	#4
Rich So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,486	That point certainly passes the sniff test. Most abortions are unwanted kids who would otherwise be raised in poor, unhappy households. Certainly statistically these children become criminals more often. I just figured out the real reason why the right wing nutters want abortion outlawed. They like the prison slave labour.

05-11-2005, 01:20 PM	#5
azguy Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,167	I read the same thing a while ago, not sure if it's the same research. It makes sense.