Gary Stanley Becker
1930 - 2014
General Information
Bio
(1930-2014) Author. Gary Becker was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended James Madison High School. He was, for a time, professor of economics at Columbia University. He died in Chicago, Illinois.
Full Name
Gary Stanley Becker
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1930
BIRTH
Gary Stanley Becker was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1930.
1957
LITWORK
The Economics of Discrimination
Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.
0-226-04115-8
Nonfiction.
Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.
0-226-04115-8
Nonfiction.
1957
OTHER
Professor Becker taught at Columbia University from 1957 to 1968.
1964
LITWORK
Human Capital; A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, With Special Reference to Education
National Bureau of Economic Research.
0870140809 / 978-0870140808
Nonfiction.
National Bureau of Economic Research.
0870140809 / 978-0870140808
Nonfiction.
1964
LITWORK
Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education
Columbia University Press
0870140809 / 978-0870140808
Nonfiction.
Columbia University Press
0870140809 / 978-0870140808
Nonfiction.
1975
LITWORK
The Allocation of Time and Goods Over the Life Cycle
Columbia University Press.
0-87014-514-2
Nonfiction written with Gilbert Ghez.
Columbia University Press.
0-87014-514-2
Nonfiction written with Gilbert Ghez.
1976
LITWORK
The Economic Approach to Human Behavior
The University of Chicago Press.
0226041115 / 978-0226041117
Nonfiction.
The University of Chicago Press.
0226041115 / 978-0226041117
Nonfiction.
1981
LITWORK
A Treatise on the Family
Harvard University Press.
0674906969 / 978-0674906969
Nonfiction.
Harvard University Press.
0674906969 / 978-0674906969
Nonfiction.
1996
LITWORK
The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life
McGraw-Hill Companies.
0070059438 / 978-0070059436
Nonfiction, written with his wife, Guity Nashat Becker.
McGraw-Hill Companies.
0070059438 / 978-0070059436
Nonfiction, written with his wife, Guity Nashat Becker.
1996
LITWORK
Accounting for Tastes
Harvard University Press.
0674543572 / 978-0674543577
Nonfiction.
Harvard University Press.
0674543572 / 978-0674543577
Nonfiction.
2001
LITWORK
Social Economics: Market Behavior in a Social Environment
Harvard University Press.
0674003373 / 0674003373
Nonfiction written with Kevin M. Murphy.
Harvard University Press.
0674003373 / 0674003373
Nonfiction written with Kevin M. Murphy.
2014
DEATH
Gary Becker died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 3, 2014.
2014
INTERMENT
Gary S. Becker was interred at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
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