The most controversial discussion in the Levitt’s best-selling book Freakonomics had to be the discussion of his paper on the impact of legalized abortion on crime. Even though I really enjoyed the book, I knew that I’d be reading about that particular section of the book and the research that was the foundation of it again.

The Economist last week reported on a study conducted by two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that purports to find an “embarrasing hole” in the Levitt/Donohue study. You can read the Economist’s reporting on this new study to get an idea of what they found. Then go ahead and read Levitt’s response on his blog. I love it when authors have blogs.