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Gary S. Becker

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Terminal Degree:1955 Department of Economics; University of Chicago (from RePEc Genealogy)

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Working papers

  1. Becker, Gary & Kominers, Scott Duke & Murphy, Kevin M. & Spenkuch, Jörg L., 2015. "A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility," MPRA Paper 66334, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  2. Gary S. Becker & Yona Rubinstein, 2011. "Fear and the Response to Terrorism: An Economic Analysis," CEP Discussion Papers dp1079, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
  3. Tomas J. Philipson & Gary Becker & Dana Goldman & Kevin M. Murphy, 2010. "Terminal Care and The Value of Life Near Its End," NBER Working Papers 15649, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Becker, Gary S. & Murphy, Kevin M. & Topel, Robert H., 2010. "On the Economics of Climate Policy," Working Papers 234, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  5. Gary Becker & Kevin Murphy & Tomas Philipson, 2007. "The Value of Life Near its End and Terminal Care," Levine's Working Paper Archive 122247000000001428, David K. Levine.
  6. Martin C McGuire & Gary S Becker, 2006. "Reversal of Misfortune: Parodox in Optimization Across Contingencies," Levine's Working Paper Archive 618897000000001030, David K. Levine.
  7. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Michael Grossman, 2004. "The Economic Theory of Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs," NBER Working Papers 10976, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  8. Gary S. Becker & Tomas J. Philipson & Rodrigo R. Soares, 2003. "The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality," NBER Working Papers 9765, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Becker, Gary S. & Werning, Ivan & Murphy, Kevin M., 2000. "Status, Lotteries, and Inequality," Working Papers 160, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  10. Gary S. Becker & Casey B. Mulligan, 1998. "Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government," NBER Working Papers 6789, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  11. Tomas Philipson & Gary S. Becker, 1996. "Mortality Contingent Claims, Health Care, and Social Insurance," NBER Working Papers 5760, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. Becker, G.S. & Mulligan, C.B., 1994. "On the Endogenous Determination of Time Preference," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 94-2, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
  13. Becker, Gary S., 1993. "Autobiography," Nobel Prize in Economics documents 1992-2, Nobel Prize Committee.
  14. Becker, Gary S., 1992. "The Economic Way of Looking at Life," Nobel Prize in Economics documents 1992-1, Nobel Prize Committee.
  15. Becker, G.S. & Murphy, K.M., 1991. "The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 92-5, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
  16. Becker, Gary S., 1991. "A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price," Working Papers 67, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  17. Becker, G.S., 1991. "Fertility and Economy," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 92-3, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
  18. Becker, Gary S. & Grossman, Michael & Murphy, Kevin M., 1991. "Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption," Working Papers 68, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  19. Becker, G.S., 1991. "Habits, Addictions, and Traditions," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 91-8, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
  20. Becker, Gary S. & Murphy, Kevin M., 1990. "A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good," Working Papers 58, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  21. Gary S. Becker & Michael Grossman & Kevin M. Murphy, 1990. "An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction," NBER Working Papers 3322, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  22. Barro, R.J. & Becker, G.S., 1988. "Fertility Choice In A Model Of Economic Growth," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 88-8, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
  23. Becker, Gary S. & Murphy, Kevin M., 1986. "A Theory of Rational Addiction," Working Papers 41, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  24. Peter Kuhn, 1985. "A General Equilibrium Model of 'Efficient' Unions," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 8508, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  25. Becker, Gary S., 1984. "Public Policies, Pressure Groups, and Dead Weight Costs," Working Papers 35, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  26. Becker, Gary S., 1982. "Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence," Working Papers 23, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  27. Becker, Gary S., 1978. "The Effect of the State on the Family," Working Papers 5, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  28. Forster, D. Lynn & Becker, Gary S., 1978. "Erosion Control: Costs and Income Distribution Under Regulation, Tax and Subsidy," 1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia 284233, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
  29. Gary S. Becker, 1977. "A Theory of the Production and Allocation of Effort," NBER Working Papers 0184, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  30. Gary S. Becker & Nigel Tomes, 1976. "Child Endowments, and the Quantity and Quality of Children," NBER Working Papers 0123, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  31. Gary S. Becker & Elisabeth M. Landes & Robert T. Michael, 1976. "Economics of Marital Instability," NBER Working Papers 0153, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  32. Gary S. Becker, 1974. "A Theory of Social Interactions," NBER Working Papers 0042, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  33. Gary S. Becker & Nigel Tomes, "undated". "Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 84-10, Chicago - Population Research Center.
  34. Gary S. Becker & Robert J. Barro, "undated". "A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 85-11, Chicago - Population Research Center.
  35. Gary S. Becker, "undated". "The Allocation of Effort, Specific Human Capital, and Differences Between Men and Women in Earnings and Occupations," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 83-20, Chicago - Population Research Center.
  36. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Robert Tamura, "undated". "Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 90-5a, Chicago - Population Research Center.
  37. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy, "undated". "The Family and the State," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 87-15, Chicago - Population Research Center.
  38. Gary S. Becker, "undated". "Family Economics and Macro Behavior," University of Chicago - Population Research Center 87-16, Chicago - Population Research Center.

Articles

  1. Becker, Gary S. & Elias, Julio Jorge & Ye, Karen J., 2022. "The shortage of kidneys for transplant: Altruism, exchanges, opt in vs. opt out, and the market for kidneys," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 202(C), pages 211-226.
  2. Gary S. Becker, 2019. "Preference Formation within Families," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(2), pages 142-156.
  3. Gary S. Becker & Scott Duke Kominers & Kevin M. Murphy & Jörg L. Spenkuch, 2018. "A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 126(S1), pages 7-25.
  4. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Jörg L. Spenkuch, 2016. "The Manipulation of Children's Preferences, Old-Age Support, and Investment in Children's Human Capital," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 34(S2), pages 3-30.
  5. Posner Richard A. & Becker Gary, 2014. "The Future of Law and Economics," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 10(3), pages 235-240, November.
  6. Becker, Gary, 2012. "Growing human capital investment in China compared to falling investment in the United States," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 517-524.
  7. Becker Gary S. & Murphy Kevin M. & Topel Robert H., 2011. "On the Economics of Climate Policy," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 10(2), pages 1-27, May.
    • Becker, Gary S. & Murphy, Kevin M. & Topel, Robert H., 2010. "On the Economics of Climate Policy," Working Papers 234, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
  8. Gary Becker, 2011. "Selling the Right to Immigrate," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(Supplemen), pages 1-1, March.
  9. Luis Rayo & Gary S. Becker, 2010. "Happiness, Income and Economic Policy," ifo DICE Report, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 8(04), pages 13-16, January.
  10. Gary S. Becker & William H. J. Hubbard & Kevin M. Murphy, 2010. "Explaining the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 4(3), pages 203-241.
  11. Gary S. Becker & Dennis W. Carlton & Hal S. Sider, 2010. "Net Neutrality And Consumer Welfare," Journal of Competition Law and Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 6(3), pages 497-519.
  12. Gary S. Becker & William H. J. Hubbard & Kevin M. Murphy, 2010. "The Market for College Graduates and the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(2), pages 229-233, May.
  13. Gary S. Becker & Julio Jorge Elías, 2007. "Introducing Incentives in the Market for Live and Cadaveric Organ Donations," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 21(3), pages 3-24, Summer.
  14. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy, 2007. "Education and Consumption: The Effects of Education in the Household Compared to the Marketplace," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 1(1), pages 9-35.
  15. Gary S. Becker, 2007. "Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions -super-1," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 59(3), pages 379-410, July.
  16. Luis Rayo & Gary S. Becker, 2007. "Habits, Peers, and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 97(2), pages 487-491, May.
  17. Luis Rayo & Gary S. Becker, 2007. "Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 115(2), pages 302-337.
  18. Gary S. Becker, 2006. "Health and Human Capital: The Inaugural T.W. Schultz Lecture ," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 28(3), pages 323-325.
  19. Becker Gary S., 2006. "On the Economics of Capital Punishment," The Economists' Voice, De Gruyter, vol. 3(3), pages 1-4, March.
  20. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Michael Grossman, 2006. "The Market for Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 114(1), pages 38-60, February.
  21. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Michael Grossman, 2006. "El mercado de bienes ilegales: el caso de la droga," Revista de Economía Institucional, Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía, vol. 8(15), pages 17-42, July-Dece.
  22. Martin McGuire & Gary Becker, 2006. "Reversal Of Misfortune When Providing For Adversity," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(6), pages 619-643.
  23. Gary S. Becker & Tomas J. Philipson & Rodrigo R. Soares, 2005. "The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 95(1), pages 277-291, March.
  24. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Ivan Werning, 2005. "The Equilibrium Distribution of Income and the Market for Status," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 113(2), pages 282-310, April.
  25. Becker, Gary S & Mulligan, Casey B, 2003. "Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 46(2), pages 293-340, October.
  26. Becker, Gary S, 2000. "A Comment on the Conference on Cost-Benefit Analysis," The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 29(2), pages 1149-1152, June.
  27. Edward L. Glaeser & Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy, 1999. "Population and Economic Growth," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 89(2), pages 145-149, May.
  28. Tomas J. Philipson & Gary S. Becker, 1998. "Old-Age Longevity and Mortality-Contingent Claims," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 106(3), pages 551-573, June.
  29. Gary S. Becker & Casey B. Mulligan, 1997. "The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 112(3), pages 729-758.
  30. Becker Gary S, 1996. "Unemployment in Europe and the United States," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 7(1), pages 1-4, March.
  31. Gary S. Becker, 1995. "The economics of crime," Cross Sections, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 12(Fall), pages 8-15.
  32. Becker, Gary S., 1995. "Social Consumption: The World of Veblen Revisited," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 323-324, December.
  33. Becker, Gary S & Grossman, Michael & Murphy, Kevin M, 1994. "An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 84(3), pages 396-418, June.
  34. Gary S. Becker & Richard A. Posner, 1993. "Cross-Cultural Differences in Family and Sexual Life," Rationality and Society, , vol. 5(4), pages 421-431, October.
  35. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy, 1993. "A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 108(4), pages 941-964.
  36. Becker, Gary S, 1993. "U.S. and Canadian Income Maintenance Programs: Comments," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 11(1), pages 326-329, January.
  37. Becker, Gary S, 1993. "Nobel Lecture: The Economic Way of Looking at Behavior," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(3), pages 385-409, June.
  38. Becker, Gary S, 1993. "George Joseph Stigler: January 17, 1911-December 1, 1991," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(5), pages 761-767, October.
  39. Becker Gary S., 1993. "Voir La Vie De Façon Économique," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 4(2-3), pages 203-228, June.
  40. Becker, Gary S, 1992. "Fertility and the Economy," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 5(3), pages 185-201, August.
  41. Becker Gary S., 1992. "George Joseph Stigler. January 11,1911 - December 1,1991," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 3(1), pages 5-10, March.
  42. Gary S. Becker, 1992. "Habits, Addictions, and Traditions," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(3), pages 327-345, August.
  43. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy, 1992. "The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 107(4), pages 1137-1160.
  44. Becker, Gary S & Grossman, Michael & Murphy, Kevin M, 1991. "Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 81(2), pages 237-241, May.
  45. Becker, Gary S, 1991. "A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 99(5), pages 1109-1116, October.
  46. Becker, Gary S & Murphy, Kevin M & Tamura, Robert, 1990. "Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 98(5), pages 12-37, October.
  47. Barro, Robert J & Becker, Gary S, 1989. "Fertility Choice in a Model of Economic Growth," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 57(2), pages 481-501, March.
  48. Becker, Gary S, 1989. "On the Economics of the Family: Reply to a Skeptic," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 79(3), pages 514-518, June.
  49. Becker, Gary S & Murphy, Kevin M, 1988. "The Family and the State," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 31(1), pages 1-18, April.
  50. Gary S. Becker & Robert J. Barro, 1988. "A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 103(1), pages 1-25.
  51. Becker, Gary S, 1988. "Family Economics and Macro Behavior," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 78(1), pages 1-13, March.
  52. Becker, Gary S & Murphy, Kevin M, 1988. "A Theory of Rational Addiction," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 96(4), pages 675-700, August.
  53. Becker, Gary S & Tomes, Nigel, 1986. "Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 4(3), pages 1-39, July.
  54. Becker, Gary S, 1985. "Human Capital, Effort, and the Sexual Division of Labor," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 3(1), pages 33-58, January.
  55. Becker, Gary S., 1985. "Public policies, pressure groups, and dead weight costs," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 329-347, December.
  56. Gary S. Becker, 1983. "A Theory of Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 98(3), pages 371-400.
  57. Becker, Gary S & Tomes, Nigel, 1979. "An Equilibrium Theory of the Distribution of Income and Intergenerational Mobility," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 87(6), pages 1153-1189, December.
  58. Becker, Gary S, 1977. "Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology: Reply," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 15(2), pages 506-507, June.
  59. Stigler, George J & Becker, Gary S, 1977. "De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 67(2), pages 76-90, March.
  60. Becker, Gary S & Landes, Elisabeth M & Michael, Robert T, 1977. "An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 85(6), pages 1141-1187, December.
  61. Becker, Gary S & Tomes, Nigel, 1976. "Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 84(4), pages 143-162, August.
  62. Becker, Gary S, 1976. "Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 14(3), pages 817-826, September.
  63. Becker, Gary S, 1976. "Toward a More General Theory of Regulation: Comment," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 19(2), pages 245-248, August.
  64. Becker, Gary S, 1974. "A Theory of Social Interactions," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 82(6), pages 1063-1093, Nov.-Dec..
  65. Becker, Gary S, 1974. "On the Relevance of the New Economics of the Family," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 64(2), pages 317-319, May.
  66. Becker, Gary S, 1974. "A Theory of Marriage: Part II," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 82(2), pages 11-26, Part II, .
  67. Gary S. Becker & George J. Stigler, 1974. "Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers," The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 3(1), pages 1-18, January.
  68. Becker, Gary S & Lewis, H Gregg, 1973. "On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(2), pages 279-288, Part II, .
  69. Becker, Gary S, 1973. "A Theory of Marriage: Part I," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(4), pages 813-846, July-Aug..
  70. Ehrlich, Isaac & Becker, Gary S, 1972. "Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 80(4), pages 623-648, July-Aug..
  71. Becker, Gary S, 1972. "Schooling and Inequality from Generation to Generation: Comment," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 80(3), pages 252-255, Part II, .
  72. Gary S. Becker, 1968. "Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 76(2), pages 169-169.
  73. Gary S. Becker, 1966. "Una teoría de la distribución del tiempo," Estudios Economicos, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Departamento de Economia, vol. 5(9-10), pages 71-112, january-d.
  74. Gary S. Becker, 1962. "Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70(5), pages 1-9.
  75. Milton Friedman & Gary S. Becker, 1958. "The Friedman-Becker Illusion: Reply," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 66(6), pages 545-545.
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Chapters

  1. Gary S. Becker & Casey B. Mulligan, 2021. "Accounting for the Growth of Government," Studies in Public Choice, in: Joshua Hall & Bryan Khoo (ed.), Essays on Government Growth, chapter 0, pages 1-40, Springer.
  2. Gary S. Becker, 2006. "Working with Jacob Mincer: Reminiscences of Columbia’s Labor Workshop," Springer Books, in: Shoshana Grossbard (ed.), Jacob Mincer A Pioneer of Modern Labor Economics, chapter 4, pages 23-27, Springer.
  3. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Introduction to the First Edition of Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 11-14, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 228-244, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Investment in Human Capital: Effects on Earnings," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 29-58, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Gary S. Becker & Nigel Tomes, 1994. "Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 257-298, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Appendix B, Mathematical Discussion of Relation between Age, Earnings, and Wealth, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 370-376, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  8. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Human Capital Revisited," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 15-28, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Rates of Return from College Education," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 161-204, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  10. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy & Robert Tamura, 1994. "Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 323-350, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  11. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Investment in Human Capital: Rates of Return," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 59-160, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Summary and Conclusions, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 245-256, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  13. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Underinvestment in College Education?," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 205-214, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  14. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Introduction to the Second Edition of Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 3-10, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Appendix A, Sources and Methods, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 351-369, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  16. Gary S. Becker & Kevin M. Murphy, 1994. "The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 299-322, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  17. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Rates of Return from High School Education and Trends over Time," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, pages 215-227, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  18. Gilbert Ghez & Gary S. Becker, 1975. "Synthesis and Further Applications of the Empirical Analysis," NBER Chapters, in: The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, pages 133-146, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  19. Gilbert Ghez & Gary S. Becker, 1975. "A Theory of the Allocation of Time and Goods Over the Life Cycle," NBER Chapters, in: The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, pages 1-45, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  20. Gilbert Ghez & Gary S. Becker, 1975. "The Allocation of Time Over the Life Cycle," NBER Chapters, in: The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, pages 83-132, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  21. Gary S. Becker, 1975. "Appendix B: Mathematical Discussion of Relation between Age, Earnings, and Wealth, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition, pages 257-264, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  22. Gary S. Becker, 1975. "Appendix A: Sources and Methods, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition, pages 238-256, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  23. Gary S. Becker, 1975. "Summary and Conclusions, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition, pages 231-237, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  24. Gilbert Ghez & Gary S. Becker, 1975. "The Allocation of Goods Over the Life Cycle," NBER Chapters, in: The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, pages 46-82, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  25. Gary S. Becker & H. Gregg Lewis, 1974. "Interaction between Quantity and Quality of Children," NBER Chapters, in: Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, pages 81-90, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  26. Gary S. Becker, 1974. "A Theory of Marriage: Part II," NBER Chapters, in: Marriage, Family, Human Capital, and Fertility, pages 11-26, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  27. Gary S. Becker, 1974. "Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach," NBER Chapters, in: Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment, pages 1-54, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  28. Gary S. Becker, 1974. "A Theory of Marriage," NBER Chapters, in: Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, pages 299-351, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  29. Gary S. Becker, 1962. "Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis," NBER Chapters, in: Investment in Human Beings, pages 9-49, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  30. Gary S. Becker, 1960. "An Economic Analysis of Fertility," NBER Chapters, in: Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, pages 209-240, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Books

  1. Becker, Gary S. & Glaeser, Edward L., 2023. "The Economic Approach," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226827209 edited by Elias, Julio J. & Mulligan, Casey B. & Murphy, Kevin M., January.
  2. Becker, Gary S. & Posner, Richard A., 2009. "Uncommon Sense," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226041018, January.
  3. Gary S. Becker, 1994. "Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number beck94-1.
  4. Becker, Gary S., 1994. "Human Capital," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 3, number 9780226041209, January.
  5. Becker, Gary S., 1985. "An Economic Analysis of the Family," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number GLS17.
  6. Gary S. Becker, 1981. "A Treatise on the Family," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number beck81-1.
  7. Becker, Gary S., 1978. "The Economic Approach to Human Behavior," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226041124, January.
  8. Gilbert Ghez & Gary S. Becker, 1975. "The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number ghez75-1.
  9. Gary S. Becker, 1975. "Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number beck75-1.
  10. Gary S. Becker & William M. Landes, 1974. "Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number beck74-1.
  11. Becker, Gary S., 1971. "The Economics of Discrimination," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 2, number 9780226041162, January.
  12. Gary S. Becker, 1964. "Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, First Edition," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number beck-5.

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  1. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (3) 2003-06-16 2004-12-20 2007-08-27
  2. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (2) 2003-06-16 2007-08-27
  3. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (2) 2007-08-27 2007-09-02
  4. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 2004-12-20 2011-10-09
  5. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2003-06-16
  6. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (1) 2015-09-05
  7. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (1) 2015-09-05
  8. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2015-09-05
  9. NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2004-12-20
  10. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (1) 2007-08-27

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