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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 Downloads
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2007) Downloads

2006

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

2004

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

2003

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

2000

  1. 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 Downloads View citations

1998

  1. Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads View citations

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law & Economics (2003)

1996

  1. 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) Downloads

1994

  1. An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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)
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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)
  2. Fertility and Economy
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations
  3. 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)
  4. 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

  1. 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
  2. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1990)

1988

  1. A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations

    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1988)
  2. 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 Downloads

    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1989)

1986

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

1976

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

1974

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

Undated

  1. Family Economics and Macro Behavior
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1988)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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
  5. 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 Downloads View citations
  2. Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, 302-337 Downloads View citations
  3. Habits, Peers, and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 487-491 Downloads View citations
  4. Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions-super-1
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2007, 59, (3), 379-410 Downloads
  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 Downloads

2006

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

2005

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

2003

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

2000

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

1999

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

1998

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

1997

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

1995

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

1994

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

1993

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

1992

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

1991

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

1990

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

1989

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

1988

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

1986

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

1985

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

1983

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

1981

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

1979

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

1977

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

1976

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

1974

  1. A Theory of Marriage: Part II
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (2), S11-S26 Downloads View citations
    Also in Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (4), 813-46 (1973) Downloads View citations

    See also Chapter (1974)
  2. A Theory of Social Interactions
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (6), 1063-93 Downloads View citations
    See also Working Paper (1974)
  3. On the Relevance of the New Economics of the Family
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 317-19 Downloads View citations

1973

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

1972

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

1968

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

1962

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

1958

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

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

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

1981

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

1975

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

1974

  1. 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 Downloads
    Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 238-256 (1975) Downloads
  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 Downloads
    Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 257-264 (1975) Downloads
  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 Downloads
    Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 1-8 (1975) Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
    Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 9-12 (1975) Downloads
  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 Downloads
    Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 145-190 (1975) Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
  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 Downloads
    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 Downloads
  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 Downloads

1975

  1. 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 Downloads View citations
  2. 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 Downloads
  3. 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 Downloads
  4. 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 Downloads
  5. 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 Downloads
  6. Summary and Conclusions
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed., 1975, pp 231-237 Downloads
  7. 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 Downloads
  8. 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 Downloads
  9. 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 Downloads View citations
  10. 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 Downloads

1974

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

1960

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