STEPHEN J. DUBNER

In 1990, Dubner earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing from Columbia University, where he also taught English. In 1998, Dubner wrote his first full-length book, Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family. Dubner also wrote Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper and a children's book, The Boy With Two Belly Buttons. In 2005, William Morrow and Company published Freakonomics, which he co-wrote with Steven Levitt. Freakonomics has been translated into 40 languages and has sold 5 million copies worldwide. The pair has also co-authored SuperFreakonomics, Think Like a Freak, and When to Rob a Bank. Throughout their work, Dubner and Levitt use economics to explore real-world phenomena, answer perplexing questions, and offer unconventional analysis.