William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
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The William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by prominent economist Steven Levitt, known for his work popularized in "Freakonomics."
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| William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9303509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics Context triple: [Steven Levitt, positionHeld, William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics]
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John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
The John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago, held by leading economists recognized for their influential contributions to economic theory and research.
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Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, held by leading economists recognized for their significant contributions to economic research.
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Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics
The Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics is an endowed academic chair in economics, notably held by Nobel laureate Ronald Coase at the University of Chicago.
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Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics
The Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate economist Paul A. Samuelson.
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E.
Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics
The Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed academic chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) held by leading economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics Target entity description: The William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by prominent economist Steven Levitt, known for his work popularized in "Freakonomics."
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John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
The John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago, held by leading economists recognized for their influential contributions to economic theory and research.
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B.
Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
The Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, held by leading economists recognized for their significant contributions to economic research.
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Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics
The Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics is an endowed academic chair in economics, notably held by Nobel laureate Ronald Coase at the University of Chicago.
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Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics
The Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate economist Paul A. Samuelson.
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Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics
The Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed academic chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) held by leading economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Steven D. Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Freakonomics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | University of Chicago, Hyde Park campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Economics professorships
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Endowed chairs at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | economics ⓘ |
| heldBy | Steven D. Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holder | Steven D. Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institutionType | private research university ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| namedAfter | William B. Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | William B. Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Steven D. Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Department of Economics, University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestige | prestigious endowed chair ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| university | University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics Description of subject: The William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Chicago held by prominent economist Steven Levitt, known for his work popularized in "Freakonomics."
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