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An incentive is a bullet, a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation

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Steven Levitt
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: May 29
Author
Economist
Podcaster
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Steven David Levitt
Steven D. Levitt
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