Gary S. Becker, 1930-

Becker won the Nobel memorial prize in 1992.

Major Works of Gary S. Becker

• "Classical Monetary Theory: The outcome of the discussion", with W.J. Baumol, 1952, Economica.
• "A Statistical Illusion in Judging Keynesian Models", with M. Friedman, 1957, JPE
• The Economics of Discrimination, 1957.
• "Competition and Democracy", 1958, JLawE
• "Union Restrictions on Entry", 1959, in Bradley, editor, Public Stake in Union Power
• "An Economic Analysis of Fertility", 1960, in Coale et al. Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries
• "Irrational Behavior and Economic Theory", 1962, JPE
• "Investment in Human Capital: A theoretical analysis", 1962, JPE
• Human Capital, 1964.
• "The Theory of the Allocation of Time", 1965, EJ
• Human Capital and Personal Distribution of Income: An analytical approach, 1967.
• "Crime and Punishment: An economic approach", 1968, JPE
• Economic Theory, 1971.
• "Market Insurance, Self-Insurance and Self-Protection", with I. Ehrlich, 1972, JPE
• "On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children", with H.G. Lewis, 1973, JPE.
• "On the New Theory of Consumer Behavior", with R.T. Michael, 1973, Swedish JE
• "A Theory of Marriage: Part I", 1973, JPE
• "A Theory of Marriage: Part II", 1974, JPE
• "On the Relevance of the New Economics of the Family", 1974, AER
• The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, with G. Ghez, 1974.
• "A Theory of Social Interactions", 1974, JPE
• "Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers", with G.J. Stigler, 1974, J of Legal Studies
• The Economic Approach to Human Behavior, 1976.
• "Altruism, Egoism and Genetic Fitness: economics and sociobiology", 1976, JEL
• "Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children", with N. Tomes, 1976, JPE
• "An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability", with E.M. Landes and R.T. Michael, 1977, JPE
• "De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum", with G.J. Stigler, 1977, AER
• "An Equilibrium Theory of the Distribution of Income and Intergenerational Mobility", with N. Tomes, 1979, JPE
• A Treatise on the Family, 1981.
• "Altruism in the Family and Selfishness in the Marketplace", 1981, Economica
• "Human Capital, Effort, and Sexual Division of Labor", 1985, J Law Econ
• "Public Policies, Pressure Groups and Deadweight Costs", 1985, JPubE
• "Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families", with N. Tomes, 1986, J Labor Econ
• "Economic Analysis and Human Behavior", 1987, in Green and Kagel, editors, Advances in Behavioral Economics.
• "A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility", with R.J. Barro, 1988, QJE
• "A Theory of Rational Addiction", with K. Murphy, 1988, JPE
• "Family Economics and Macrobehavior", 1988, AER
• "The Family and the State", with K. Murphy, 1988, JLawE
• "Fertility Choice in a Model of Economic Growth", with R.J. Barro, 1989, Econometrica
• "A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price", 1991, JPE
• "Habits, Addictions and Traditions", 1992, Kyklos
• "The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs and Knowledge", with K.M. Murphy, 1992, QJE
• "The Economic Way of Looking at Behavior", 1993, JPE

Resources on Gary Becker

• Hoover Institute page on Becker.
• Chicago Business School page on Becker.
• Autobiography of Becker at Nobel site.
• Press release of Nobel award (1992).
• Becker entry at Britannica.com
• Becker Page at Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes
• Becker Page at Nobel Prize Internet Archive
• Becker entry at Bartleby
• Becker Page at Laura Forgette