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Working Papers

2015

  1. A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) Downloads View citations (63) (2018)

2011

  1. Fear and the Response to Terrorism: An Economic Analysis
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads View citations (111)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) Downloads

2010

  1. On the Economics of Climate Policy
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    See also Journal Article On the Economics of Climate Policy, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2011) Downloads View citations (12) (2011)
  2. Terminal Care and The Value of Life Near Its End
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (18)

2007

  1. The Value of Life Near its End and Terminal Care
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine Downloads View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) Downloads View citations (12)

2006

  1. Reversal of Misfortune: Parodox in Optimization Across Contingencies
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine Downloads View citations (4)

2004

  1. The Economic Theory of Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (19)
  2. The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) Downloads View citations (44)

    See also Journal Article The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) Downloads View citations (479) (2005)

2000

  1. Status, Lotteries, and Inequality
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads View citations (1)

1998

  1. Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) Downloads View citations (62)

    See also Journal Article Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2003) Downloads View citations (101) (2003)

1996

  1. Mortality Contingent Claims, Health Care, and Social Insurance
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) Downloads View citations (2)

1994

  1. On the Endogenous Determination of Time Preference
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (1994) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1997) Downloads View citations (800) (1997)

1993

  1. Autobiography
    Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee Downloads

1992

  1. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads View citations (48)
    Also in University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center (1991) View citations (13)

    See also Chapter The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) Downloads View citations (13) (1994)
    Journal Article The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1992) Downloads View citations (488) (1992)
  2. The Economic Way of Looking at Life
    Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee Downloads View citations (46)

1991

  1. A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1991) Downloads View citations (249) (1991)
  2. Fertility and Economy
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (4)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (55)

    See also Journal Article Fertility and the Economy, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (1992) View citations (61) (1992)
  3. Habits, Addictions, and Traditions
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (1991) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Habits, Addictions, and Traditions, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (1992) Downloads View citations (95) (1992)
  4. Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1991) Downloads View citations (163) (1991)

1990

  1. A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
  2. An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) Downloads View citations (267)

    See also Journal Article An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (444) (1994)
  3. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (911)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations (892)

    See also Journal Article Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1990) Downloads View citations (918) (1990)
    Chapter Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) Downloads View citations (25) (1994)

1988

  1. FERTILITY CHOICE IN A MODEL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (7)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Fertility Choice in a Model of Economic Growth, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1989) Downloads View citations (732) (1989)

1986

  1. A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (331)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations (48)

    See also Journal Article A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1988) Downloads View citations (700) (1988)
  2. A Theory of Rational Addiction
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Rational Addiction, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1988) Downloads View citations (1465) (1988)

1985

  1. A General Equilibrium Model of 'Efficient' Unions
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (11)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (2)

    See also Chapter Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) Downloads View citations (30) (1994)
    Journal Article Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1986) Downloads View citations (1320) (1986)

1984

  1. Public Policies, Pressure Groups, and Dead Weight Costs
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    See also Journal Article Public policies, pressure groups, and dead weight costs, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1985) Downloads View citations (173) (1985)

1982

  1. Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (1982) Downloads

1978

  1. Erosion Control: Costs and Income Distribution Under Regulation, Tax and Subsidy
    1978 Annual Meeting, August 6-9, Blacksburg, Virginia, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) Downloads
  2. The Effect of the State on the Family
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State Downloads

1977

  1. A Theory of the Production and Allocation of Effort
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)

1976

  1. Child Endowments, and the Quantity and Quality of Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (824)
    See also Journal Article Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1976) Downloads View citations (830) (1976)
  2. Economics of Marital Instability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (8)

1974

  1. A Theory of Social Interactions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (1635)
    See also Journal Article A Theory of Social Interactions, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1974) Downloads View citations (1621) (1974)

Undated

  1. Family Economics and Macro Behavior
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Family Economics and Macro Behavior, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1988) View citations (96) (1988)
  2. 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 (1)
  3. The Family and the State
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Family and the State, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (1988) Downloads View citations (160) (1988)

Journal Articles

2022

  1. The shortage of kidneys for transplant: Altruism, exchanges, opt in vs. opt out, and the market for kidneys
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, (C), 211-226 Downloads View citations (1)

2019

  1. Preference Formation within Families
    Journal of Human Capital, 2019, 13, (2), 142 - 156 Downloads

2018

  1. A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility
    Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (S1), S7 - S25 Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility, MPRA Paper (2015) Downloads View citations (20) (2015)

2016

  1. The Manipulation of Children's Preferences, Old-Age Support, and Investment in Children's Human Capital
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S2), S3 - S30 Downloads View citations (33)

2014

  1. The Future of Law and Economics
    Review of Law & Economics, 2014, 10, (3), 235-240 Downloads

2012

  1. Growing human capital investment in China compared to falling investment in the United States
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2012, 34, (4), 517-524 Downloads View citations (4)

2011

  1. On the Economics of Climate Policy
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 10, (2), 27 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper On the Economics of Climate Policy, Working Papers (2010) Downloads (2010)
  2. Selling the Right to Immigrate
    Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (Supplement 1), 1-1

2010

  1. Explaining the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women
    Journal of Human Capital, 2010, 4, (3), 203 - 241 Downloads View citations (109)
  2. Happiness, Income and Economic Policy
    ifo DICE Report, 2010, 8, (04), 13-16 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. NET NEUTRALITY AND CONSUMER WELFARE
    Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2010, 6, (3), 497-519 Downloads View citations (15)
  4. The Market for College Graduates and the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 229-33 Downloads View citations (34)

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 (20)
  2. Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness
    Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (2), 302-337 Downloads View citations (208)
  3. Habits, Peers, and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 487-491 Downloads View citations (46)
  4. Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions -super-1
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2007, 59, (3), 379-410 Downloads View citations (126)
  5. Introducing Incentives in the Market for Live and Cadaveric Organ Donations
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (3), 3-24 Downloads View citations (102)

2006

  1. El mercado de bienes ilegales: el caso de la droga
    Revista de Economía Institucional, 2006, 8, (15), 17-42 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Health and Human Capital: The Inaugural T.W. Schultz Lecture
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (3), 323-325 Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 28, (3), 323-325 (2006) Downloads
  3. On the Economics of Capital Punishment
    The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (3), 4 Downloads View citations (9)
  4. REVERSAL OF MISFORTUNE WHEN PROVIDING FOR ADVERSITY
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2006, 17, (6), 619-643 Downloads
  5. The Market for Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs
    Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (1), 38-60 Downloads View citations (107)

2005

  1. The Equilibrium Distribution of Income and the Market for Status
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (2), 282-310 Downloads View citations (96)
  2. The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (1), 277-291 Downloads View citations (479)
    See also Working Paper The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality, Working Papers (2004) Downloads (2004)

2003

  1. Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2003, 46, (2), 293-340 Downloads View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government, Working Papers (1998) Downloads View citations (2) (1998)

2000

  1. A Comment on the Conference on Cost-Benefit Analysis
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2000, 29, (2), 1149-52 Downloads View citations (3)

1999

  1. Population and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 145-149 Downloads View citations (127)

1998

  1. Old-Age Longevity and Mortality-Contingent Claims
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (3), 551-573 Downloads View citations (110)

1997

  1. The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (3), 729-758 Downloads View citations (800)
    See also Working Paper On the Endogenous Determination of Time Preference, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1994) View citations (13) (1994)

1996

  1. UNEMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 1996, 7, (1), 99-102 Downloads
    Also in Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 1996, 7, (1), 1-4 (1996) Downloads

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, 12, (Fall), 8-15 View citations (6)

1994

  1. An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (3), 396-418 View citations (444)
    See also Working Paper An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction, Working Papers (1990) Downloads View citations (2) (1990)

1993

  1. A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (4), 941-964 Downloads View citations (311)
  2. Cross-Cultural Differences in Family and Sexual Life
    Rationality and Society, 1993, 5, (4), 421-431 Downloads View citations (1)
  3. George Joseph Stigler: January 17, 1911-December 1, 1991
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (5), 761-67 Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Nobel Lecture: The Economic Way of Looking at Behavior
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (3), 385-409 Downloads View citations (396)
  5. U.S. and Canadian Income Maintenance Programs: Comments
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (1), S326-29 Downloads
  6. Voir La Vie De Façon Économique
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 1993, 4, (2-3), 203-228 Downloads

1992

  1. Fertility and the Economy
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (3), 185-201 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Fertility and Economy, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1991) View citations (4) (1991)
  2. George Joseph Stigler. January 11,1911 - December 1,1991
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 1992, 3, (1), 5-10 Downloads
  3. Habits, Addictions, and Traditions
    Kyklos, 1992, 45, (3), 327-345 Downloads View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Habits, Addictions, and Traditions, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1991) View citations (6) (1991)
  4. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (4), 1137-1160 Downloads View citations (488)
    See also Chapter The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge, NBER Chapters, 1994, 299-322 (1994) Downloads View citations (13) (1994)
    Working Paper The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge, Working Papers (1992) Downloads View citations (48) (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 (249)
    See also Working Paper A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price, Working Papers (1991) Downloads View citations (12) (1991)
  2. Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 237-41 Downloads View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption, Working Papers (1991) Downloads View citations (7) (1991)

1990

  1. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (5), S12-37 Downloads View citations (918)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth, NBER Working Papers (1990) Downloads View citations (911) (1990)
    Chapter Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth, NBER Chapters, 1994, 323-350 (1994) Downloads View citations (25) (1994)

1989

  1. Fertility Choice in a Model of Economic Growth
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (2), 481-501 Downloads View citations (732)
    See also Working Paper FERTILITY CHOICE IN A MODEL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1988) View citations (7) (1988)
  2. On the Economics of the Family: Reply to a Skeptic
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (3), 514-18 Downloads View citations (21)

1988

  1. A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1988, 103, (1), 1-25 Downloads View citations (700)
    See also Working Paper A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility, NBER Working Papers (1986) Downloads View citations (331) (1986)
  2. A Theory of Rational Addiction
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (4), 675-700 Downloads View citations (1465)
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Rational Addiction, Working Papers (1986) Downloads (1986)
  3. Family Economics and Macro Behavior
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (1), 1-13 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Family Economics and Macro Behavior, University of Chicago - Population Research Center Downloads View citations (1)
  4. The Family and the State
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1988, 31, (1), 1-18 Downloads View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper The Family and the State, University of Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (3)

1986

  1. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S1-39 Downloads View citations (1320)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families, University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series (1985) Downloads View citations (11) (1985)
    Chapter Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families, NBER Chapters, 1994, 257-298 (1994) Downloads View citations (30) (1994)

1985

  1. Human Capital, Effort, and the Sexual Division of Labor
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (1), S33-58 Downloads View citations (684)
  2. Public policies, pressure groups, and dead weight costs
    Journal of Public Economics, 1985, 28, (3), 329-347 Downloads View citations (173)
    See also Working Paper Public Policies, Pressure Groups, and Dead Weight Costs, Working Papers (1984) Downloads (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 (1472)

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 (1136)

1977

  1. Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology: Reply
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1977, 15, (2), 506-07 Downloads View citations (3)
  2. An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability
    Journal of Political Economy, 1977, 85, (6), 1141-87 Downloads View citations (575)
  3. De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (2), 76-90 View citations (1081)

1976

  1. Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1976, 14, (3), 817-26 Downloads View citations (245)
  2. Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (4), S143-62 Downloads View citations (830)
    See also Working Paper Child Endowments, and the Quantity and Quality of Children, NBER Working Papers (1976) Downloads View citations (824) (1976)
  3. Toward a More General Theory of Regulation: Comment
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1976, 19, (2), 245-48 Downloads View citations (11)

1974

  1. A Theory of Marriage: Part II
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (2), S11-S26 Downloads View citations (625)
    See also Chapter A Theory of Marriage: Part II, NBER Chapters, 1974, 11-26 (1974) Downloads View citations (657) (1974)
  2. A Theory of Social Interactions
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (6), 1063-93 Downloads View citations (1621)
    See also Working Paper A Theory of Social Interactions, NBER Working Papers (1974) Downloads View citations (1635) (1974)
  3. Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1974, 3, (1), 1-18 Downloads View citations (637)
  4. On the Relevance of the New Economics of the Family
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 317-19 Downloads View citations (16)

1973

  1. A Theory of Marriage: Part I
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (4), 813-46 Downloads View citations (1921)
  2. On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (2), S279-88 Downloads View citations (1471)
    See also Chapter Interaction between Quantity and Quality of Children, NBER Chapters, 1974, 81-90 (1974) Downloads View citations (75) (1974)

1972

  1. Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (4), 623-48 Downloads View citations (644)
  2. Schooling and Inequality from Generation to Generation: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (3), S252-S55 Downloads View citations (5)

1968

  1. Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, (2), 169 Downloads View citations (4496)
    See also Chapter Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach, NBER Chapters, 1974, 1-54 (1974) Downloads View citations (66) (1974)

1966

  1. Una teoría de la distribución del tiempo
    Estudios Economicos, 1966, 0005, (9-10), 71-112 Downloads

1962

  1. Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1962, 70, (5), 9 Downloads View citations (1973)
    See also Chapter Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis, NBER Chapters, 1962, 9-49 (1962) Downloads View citations (1980) (1962)

1958

  1. The Friedman-Becker Illusion: Reply
    Journal of Political Economy, 1958, 66, (6), 545 Downloads View citations (5)

Books

2023

  1. The Economic Approach
    (The Economic Approach)
    University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press

2009

  1. Uncommon Sense
    University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press

1994

  1. Human Capital
    University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (11)
  2. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (364)

1985

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

1981

  1. A Treatise on the Family
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2828)

1978

  1. The Economic Approach to Human Behavior
    University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (60)

1975

  1. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (707)
  2. The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (332)

1974

  1. Essays in the Economics of Crime and Punishment
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (102)

1971

  1. The Economics of Discrimination
    University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (1261)

1964

  1. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, First Edition
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (756)

Chapters

2021

  1. Accounting for the Growth of Government
    Springer

2006

  1. Working with Jacob Mincer: Reminiscences of Columbia’s Labor Workshop
    Springer View citations (1)

1994

  1. Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, 1994, pp 228-244 Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition, 1975, pp 214-230 (1975) Downloads View citations (72)
  2. Appendix A, Sources and Methods, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, 1994, pp 351-369 Downloads View citations (2)
  3. 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
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, 1994, pp 370-376 Downloads
  4. Human Capital Revisited
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, 1994, pp 15-28 Downloads View citations (67)
  5. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, 1994, pp 257-298 Downloads View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics (1985) Downloads View citations (11) (1985)
    Journal Article Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families, University of Chicago Press (1986) Downloads View citations (1320) (1986)
  6. Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth
    A chapter in Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition, 1994, pp 323-350 Downloads View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) Downloads View citations (911) (1990)
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  7. Introduction to the First Edition of Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education
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  8. Introduction to the Second Edition of Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education
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  9. Investment in Human Capital: Effects on Earnings
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  10. Investment in Human Capital: Rates of Return
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  11. Rates of Return from College Education
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  12. Rates of Return from High School Education and Trends over Time
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  13. Summary and Conclusions, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education, Third Edition
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  14. The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge
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  15. Underinvestment in College Education?
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1975

  1. A Theory of the Allocation of Time and Goods Over the Life Cycle
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  2. Appendix A: Sources and Methods, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition
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  3. 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
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  4. Summary and Conclusions, Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, Second Edition
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  5. 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
  6. The Allocation of Goods Over the Life Cycle
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  7. 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 (307)

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 (727)
  2. A Theory of Marriage: Part II
    A chapter in Marriage, Family, Human Capital, and Fertility, 1974, pp 11-26 Downloads View citations (657)
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  3. Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach
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    See also Journal Article Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach, University of Chicago Press (1968) Downloads View citations (4496) (1968)
  4. Interaction between Quantity and Quality of Children
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    See also Journal Article On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children, University of Chicago Press (1973) Downloads View citations (1471) (1973)

1962

  1. Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis
    A chapter in Investment in Human Beings, 1962, pp 9-49 Downloads View citations (1980)
    See also Journal Article Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis, University of Chicago Press (1962) Downloads View citations (1973) (1962)

1960

  1. An Economic Analysis of Fertility
    A chapter in Demographic and Economic Change in Developed Countries, 1960, pp 209-240 Downloads View citations (1144)
 
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