Details about Gary S. Becker

Homepage:	http://www.src.uchicago.edu/users/gsb1/
Postal address:	Gary S. Becker obtained the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1992. His entry is maintained by the RePEc team. The listed email address will not respond to inquiries
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Chicago, (more information at EDIRC) Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2007

1. The Value of Life Near its End and Terminal Care
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2007)

2006

2. Reversal of Misfortune: Parodox in Optimization Across Contingencies
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations

2004

3. The Economic Theory of Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2003

4. The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)

2000

5. Status, Lotteries, and Inequality
   University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations

1998

6. Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State (1998) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Law & Economics (2003)

1996

7. Mortality Contingent Claims, Health Care, and Social Insurance
   University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996)

1994

8. An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State (1990) View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1994)
9. On the Endogenous Determination of Time Preference
   University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
   Also in University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1994) View citations

1992

10. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1991) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)

1991

11. A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1991)
12. Fertility and Economy
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations
13. Habits, Addictions, and Traditions
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1991) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (1992)
14. Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)

1990

15. A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
16. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1990)

1988

17. A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1988)
18. FERTILITY CHOICE IN A MODEL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1989)

1986

19. A Theory of Rational Addiction
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1988)

1984

20. Public Policies, Pressure Groups, and Dead Weight Costs
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1985)

1982

21. Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations

1978

22. The Effect of the State on the Family
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State

1977

23. A Theory of the Production and Allocation of Effort
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1976

24. Child Endowments, and the Quantity and Quality of Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1976)
25. Economics of Marital Instability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1974

26. A Theory of Social Interactions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1974)

Undated

27. Family Economics and Macro Behavior
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1988)
28. Fertility and the Economy
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (1992)
29. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
    See also Chapter (1994)
    Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1986)
30. The Allocation of Effort, Specific Human Capital, and Differences Between Men and Women in Earnings and Occupations
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
31. The Family and the State
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law & Economics (1988)

Journal Articles

2007

1. Education and Consumption: The Effects of Education in the Household Compared to the Marketplace
   Journal of Human Capital, 2007, 1, (1), 9-35 View citations
2. Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness
   Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, 302-337 View citations
3. Habits, Peers, and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective
   American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 487-491 View citations
4. Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions-super-1
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2007, 59, (3), 379-410
5. Introducing Incentives in the Market for Live and Cadaveric Organ Donations
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (3), 3-24 View citations
6. On the Economics of Capital Punishment
   The Economists' Voice, 2007, 3, (3), 4

2006

7. El mercado de bienes ilegales: el caso de la droga
   Revista de Economía Institucional, 2006, 8, (15), 17-42
8. Health and Human Capital: The Inaugural T.W. Schultz Lecture
   Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (3), 323-325
9. REVERSAL OF MISFORTUNE WHEN PROVIDING FOR ADVERSITY
   Defence and Peace Economics, 2006, 17, (6), 619-643
10. The Market for Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs
    Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (1), 38-60 View citations

2005

11. The Equilibrium Distribution of Income and the Market for Status
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (2), 282-310 View citations
12. The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (1), 277-291 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

13. Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government
    Journal of Law & Economics, 2003, 46, (2), 293-340 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

2000

14. A Comment on the Conference on Cost-Benefit Analysis
    Journal of Legal Studies, 2000, 29, (2), 1149-52

1999

15. Population and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 145-149 View citations

1998

16. Old-Age Longevity and Mortality-Contingent Claims
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (3), 551-573 View citations

1997

17. The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (3), 729-58 View citations

1995

18. Social Consumption: The World of Veblen Revisited
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 1995, 30, (3), 323-324
19. The economics of crime
    Cross Sections, 1995, (Fall), 8-15 View citations

1994

20. An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (3), 396-418 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1993

21. A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (4), 941-64 View citations
22. George Joseph Stigler: January 17, 1911-December 1, 1991
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (5), 761-67
23. Nobel Lecture: The Economic Way of Looking at Behavior
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (3), 385-409 View citations
24. U.S. and Canadian Income Maintenance Programs: Comments
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (1), S326-29

1992

25. Fertility and the Economy
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (3), 185-201 View citations
    See also Working Paper
26. Habits, Addictions, and Traditions
    Kyklos, 1992, 45, (3), 327-45 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
27. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (4), 1137-60 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1991

28. A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price
    Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99, (5), 1109-16 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
29. Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 237-41 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

30. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (5), S12-37 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1989

31. Fertility Choice in a Model of Economic Growth
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (2), 481-501 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
32. On the Economics of the Family: Reply to a Skeptic
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (3), 514-18 View citations

1988

33. A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1988, 103, (1), 1-25 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
34. A Theory of Rational Addiction
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (4), 675-700 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1986)
35. Family Economics and Macro Behavior
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (1), 1-13 View citations
    See also Working Paper
36. The Family and the State
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1988, 31, (1), 1-18 View citations
    See also Working Paper

1986

37. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S1-39 View citations
    See also Chapter (1994)
    Working Paper

1985

38. Human Capital, Effort, and the Sexual Division of Labor
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (1), S33-58 View citations
39. Public policies, pressure groups, and dead weight costs
    Journal of Public Economics, 1985, 28, (3), 329-347 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1984)

1983

40. A Theory of Competition among Pressure Groups for Political Influence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1983, 98, (3), 371-400 View citations

1981

41. Altruism in the Family and Selfishness in the Market Place
    Economica, 1981, 48, (189), 1-15 View citations

1979

42. An Equilibrium Theory of the Distribution of Income and Intergenerational Mobility
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (6), 1153-89 View citations

1977

43. Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology: Reply
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1977, 15, (2), 506-07 View citations
44. An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability
    Journal of Political Economy, 1977, 85, (6), 1141-87 View citations
45. De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (2), 76-90 View citations

1976

46. Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1976, 14, (3), 817-26 View citations
47. Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (4), S143-62 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1976)
48. Toward a More General Theory of Regulation: Comment
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1976, 19, (2), 245-48 View citations

1974

49. A Theory of Marriage: Part II
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (2), S11-S26 View citations
    Also in Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (4), 813-46 (1973) View citations
    See also Chapter (1974)
50. A Theory of Social Interactions
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (6), 1063-93 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1974)
51. On the Relevance of the New Economics of the Family
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 317-19 View citations

1973

52. On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (2), S279-88 View citations

1972

53. Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (4), 623-48 View citations
54. Schooling and Inequality from Generation to Generation: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (3), S252-S55

1968

55. Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, 169 View citations
    See also Chapter (1974)

1962

56. Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1962, 70, 9 View citations

1958

57. The Friedman-Becker Illusion: Reply
    Journal of Political Economy, 1958, 66, 545

Books

1994

1. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition)
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1985

2. An Economic Analysis of the Family
   Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

1981

3. A Treatise on the Family
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1975

4. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
5. The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1974

6. Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Chapters

1994

1. Appendix A, Sources and Methods
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 351-369
   Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 238-256 (1975)
2. Appendix B, Mathematical Discussion of Relation between Age, Earnings, and Wealth
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 370-376
   Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 257-264 (1975)
3. I. Introduction to the Second Edition
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 3-10
   Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 1-8 (1975)
4. II. Human Capital Revisited
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 15-28
5. III. Investment in Human Capital: Effects on Earnings
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 29-58
6. IV. Investment in Human Capital: Rates of Return
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 59-160
7. IX. Summary and Conclusions
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 245-256
8. Introduction to the First Edition
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 11-14
   Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 9-12 (1975)
9. V. Rates of Return from College Education
   A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 161-204
   Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 145-190 (1975)
10. VI. Underinvestment in College Education?
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 205-214
11. VII. Rates of Return from High School Education and Trends over Time
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 215-227
12. VIII. Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 228-244
13. X. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 257-298
    See also Working Paper
    Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1986)
14. XI. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 299-322
15. XII. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition), 1994, pp 323-350

1975

16. A Theory of the Allocation of Time and Goods Over the Life Cycle
    A chapter in The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, 1975, pp 1-45 View citations
17. Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 214-230
18. Investment in Human Capital: Effects on Earnings
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 13-44
19. Investment in Human Capital: Rates of Return
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 45-144
20. Rates of Return from High School Education and Trends over Time
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 201-213
21. Summary and Conclusions
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 231-237
22. Synthesis and Further Applications of the Empirical Analysis
    A chapter in The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, 1975, pp 133-146
23. The Allocation of Goods Over the Life Cycle
    A chapter in The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, 1975, pp 46-82
24. The Allocation of Time Over the Life Cycle
    A chapter in The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle, 1975, pp 83-132 View citations
25. Underinvestment in College Education?
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 191-200

1974

26. A Theory of Marriage
    A chapter in Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, 1974, pp 299-351 View citations
27. A Theory of Marriage: Part II
    A chapter in Marriage, Family, Human Capital, and Fertility, 1974, pp 11-26 View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1974)
28. Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach
    A chapter in Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment, 1974, pp 1-54
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1968)
29. Interaction between Quantity and Quality of Children
    A chapter in Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, 1974, pp 81-90 View citations

1960

30. An Economic Analysis of Fertility
    A chapter in Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, 1960, pp 225-256 View citations