books by Gary S. Becker     books:       Human Capital Gary S. Becker Univ of Chicago Pr, 1993             Milton Friedman on Economics: Selected Papers Milton Friedman University of Chicago Press Journals, 2008 On his death in the autumn of 2006, Milton Friedman was lauded as ?the grandmaster of free-market economic theory in the postwar era? by the New York Times and ?the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century? by the Economist . Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976, Friedman was both a highly respected economist and a prominent public intellectual, the leader of a revolution in economic and political thought ...             A Treatise on the Family: Enlarged Edition Gary S. Becker Harvard University Press, 2005 Imagine each family as a kind of little factory--a multiperson unit producing meals, health, skills, children, and self-esteem from market goods and the time, skills, and knowledge of its members. This is only one of the remarkable concepts explored by Gary Becker in his landmark work on the family. Becker applies economic theory to the most sensitive and fateful personal decisions, such as choosing a spouse or having children. He uses the ...             Accounting for Tastes Gary S. Becker Harvard University Press, 1998 Economists generally accept as a given the old adage that there's no accounting for tastes. Nobel Laureate Gary Becker disagrees, and in this lively new collection he confronts the problem of preferences and values: how they are formed and how they affect our behavior. He argues that past experiences and social influences form two basic capital stocks: personal and social. He then applies these concepts to assessing the effects of advertising, ...             Social Economics: Market Behavior in a Social Environment2 reviews Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy Belknap Press, 2003 Read this book! Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy explore the market behavior in a social environment most magnificiently in this book. The insight that I have gained through reading this book cannot be measured by a mere mortal. Furthermore, it astounds me that the sales rank for this book is 72,711, when on my bookshelf it is number 1! This is a must buy for anyone, even if you have no prior knowledge of ...             The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our ...18 reviews Gary S. Becker, Guity Nashat Becker McGraw-Hill, 1998 Very readable, very practical This book brings economic theories down to earth. The Beckers are excellent writers and the book is easy to read because it is broken down into short segments. The book would be great as supplementary reading for a principles of economics class.             Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education3 reviews Gary S. Becker University Of Chicago Press, 1994 The principal book about Human Capital Theory. Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Science, Becker has pioneered the aplication of economic analysis to human behavior in such areas as dicrimination, married, family, etc. This book is a classic study of the consequences of investing in a person's knowledge and skills. According to his theory, investing in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in ...             The Economics of Discrimination (Economic Research Studies)7 reviews Gary S. Becker University Of Chicago Press, 1971 The definitive work on discrimination The Economics of Discrimination is the single most important book written about the topic of discrimination. Dr. Becker, a scholar of the Chicago school, won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in topics such as discrimination. In this book, the founding father of economic "imperialism" (the application of rational choice models to the topics usually reserved for other disciplines), ...             The Economic Approach to Human Behavior3 reviews Gary S. Becker University Of Chicago Press, 1978 Insightful Gary Becker is one of the most brilliant economists of our time, especially when it come to applying economics principles to non traditional areas. For example, Becker provides a rationale for altruistic behavior emerging in society, and he studies crime from the the perspective of a market economy of criminal activity. The book is somewhat technical, so a somewhat quantitative background is ...             La expansión de NAFTA a todo el hemisferio.(previsto tratado de libre comercio entre Latinoamérica y América ... Gary S. Becker Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA), 2001 This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on January 7, 2001. The length of the article is 930 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: La expansión de NAFTA a ...             Der ökonomische Ansatz zur Erklärung menschlichen Verhaltens. Gary S. Becker Mohr, 1993             Japanese Law in Context: Readings in Society, the Economy, and Politics (Harvard East Asian Monographs) James Abegglen, John M. Abowd, ... Harvard University Asia Center, 2001 This is a wide-ranging selection of 130 readings in Japanese law. The essays, extracted from previously published books and articles, cover subjects including historical context, the civil law tradition, the legal services industry, dispute resolution, constitutional law, contracts, torts, criminal law, family law, employment law, corporate law, and economic regulation. This unique collection of readings is accompanied by the texts of the ...             The upside of income inequality: much of the widening gap in incomes reflects the rising payoff for a college ... Gary S. Becker, Kevin M. Murphy Thomson Gale, 2007 This digital document is an article from The American (Washington, DC), published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1733 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. 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