Steven Levitt, great Prof here at the UofC, has won the John Bates Clark Medal.

I had the good fortune to take his Economics of Crime class in spring quarter, 2nd year. I kind of wish I'd kept more in touch with him after the class. Then again, I can't say that studying crime really appealed to me then. Still doesn't.

I enjoyed the class though, and Levitt's got a rather unconventional Econs CV. I really admire his ability to apply economic reasoning to social problems. His ability to find naturally occurring variations in social data that can be used to provide insights into social problems, is nothing short of uncanny...