Gary Stanley Becker (born December 2, 1930) is an economist and a Nobel laureate. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Becker earned a B.A. at Princeton University in 1951 and a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1955. He taught at Columbia University from 1957 to 1968, and then returned to Chicago, where he holds joint appointments with the department of economics and sociology and the graduate school of business. Wikipedia
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Gary Becker's research program is founded on the idea that the behavior of an individual adheres to the same fundamental principles in a number of different areas. alop.atspace.com/tui/becker-press.html
... Prize Prize in Economics Gary S. Becker The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1992 Prize Lecture Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December ... nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/1992/becker-lecture.html
Becker is correct that sensible policies can moderate the price increases, and perhaps restore the trend toward lower food prices, but who can be confident about the adoption of sensible policies? www.becker-posner-blog.com/
The theory of rational crime is one of half a dozen explosive ideas that won Gary Becker the Nobel prize in economics. www.timharford.com/favourites/becker.htm
... Prize Prize in Economics Gary S. Becker The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1992 Autobiography I was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a little ... nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/1992/becker-autobio.html
