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Bert Sperling
by Bert Sperling
Thu Oct 2nd 2008 at 4:37pm EDT

Sperling Goes Freaky(nomics)

Vespa. The new S. Born to be square.

The Freakonomics guys (Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner) have invited me to answer reader questions on their blog in the New York Times.

My work is all about finding “Best Places,” and studying differences between the cities, metros, and communities of the U.S. and Canada. So it dovetails nicely with Richard’s work in Who’s Your City?

I hope you’ll check it out and ask some questions of your own. We’ll take questions for about three days, and then answer them in another post.

“Best” always,

Bert

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3 Responses to “Sperling Goes Freaky(nomics)”

  1. Elizabeth M Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 8:08 am

    Great picture, Bert! Looks like you have some pretty interesting fodder in the comments section - I’m looking forward to seeing your replies. Let us know when they’re posted.

  2. David J. Miller Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 8:25 am

    Congrats. Great write up and feature. Keep us posted.

  3. Bert Sperling Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Thanks Elizabeth and David.
    Yes, I’ve been very pleased with the level of the questions.
    I think the answers and comments will provide a great overview of factors and decisions that comprise the whole concept of ranking places.
    I’ll let you know when my responses are up.
    Best, Bert

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