http://mindhacks.com/2006/04/11/the-freakonomic-take-on-bird-flu/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2006/04/11/the-freakonomic-take-on-bird-flu/#comment-8010 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:21:20 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/04/11/the-freakonomic-take-on-bird-flu/#comment-8010 Thanks for clarifying that – I don’t think it was clear from the radio interview.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2006/04/11/the-freakonomic-take-on-bird-flu/#comment-8009 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:22:39 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/04/11/the-freakonomic-take-on-bird-flu/#comment-8009 For the record, the Levitt argument is that about a quarter to a third of the 50 percent drop in crime was due to legalized abortion, while most of the rest was caused by hiring more police officers, increased incarceration, and the end of the crack epidemic. Dubner makes that clear url I provided.

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