The Economic Approach

Unpublished Writings of Gary S. Becker

Gary S. Becker, Julio J. Elias, Casey B. Mulligan , Kevin M. Murphy

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University of Chicago Press
19 October 2023

Economic theory & philosophy; Microeconomics

A revealing collection from the intellectual titan whose work shaped the modern world.

As an economist and public intellectual, Gary S. Becker was a giant. The recipient of a Nobel Prize, a John Bates Clark Medal, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Becker is widely regarded as the greatest microeconomist in history.

After forty years at the University of Chicago, Becker left a slew of unpublished writings that used an economic approach to human behavior, analyzing such topics as preference formation, rational indoctrination, income inequality, drugs and addiction, and the economics of family.

These papers unveil the process and personality—direct, critical, curious—that made him a beloved figure in his field and beyond. The Economic Approach examines these extant works as a capstone to the Becker oeuvre—not because the works are perfect, but because they offer an illuminating, instructive glimpse into the machinations of an economist who wasn’t motivated by publications. Here, and throughout his works, an inquisitive spirit remains remarkable and forever resonant.

By: Gary S. Becker
Foreword by: Edward L. Glaeser
Edited by: Julio J. Elias, Casey B. Mulligan, Kevin M. Murphy
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9780226827209
ISBN 10: 0226827208
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 19 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Edward Glaeser 1. Just the Beginning Acceptance Speech at Bradley Award Ceremony, June 4, 2008 The Spirit of the University of Chicago, September 14, 2010 2. Accounting for Tastes Preference Formation within Families, June 1992 Rational Indoctrination and Persuasion, March 2001 Some Notes on Drugs, Addiction, Families, and Public Policy, May 2000 Promotion Tournaments, Power, Earnings, and Gambling, July 1991 3. Household Production and Human Capital Should the Military Pay for Training of Skilled Personnel? August 15, 1957 Further Reflections on the Allocation of Time, February 2014 The Insurance of Market and Nonmarket Human Capital, November 1980 On Whether Intergenerational Mobility Has Declined in US While Inequality Has Increased, March 2012 Derivation of Relation Between Schooling of Parents and Children and Inequality, April 2012 4. Income Inequality and the Public Sector A Positive Theory of the Redistribution of Income, April 1978 A Note on Optimal First Best Taxation and the Optimal Distribution of Utilities, 1982 5. Family Economics Economics and the Family, September 21, 1999 Chronological Academic Life of Gary S. Becker Selected Writings about Gary S. Becker Bibliography of Gary S. Becker Dissertations Chaired by Gary S. Becker at Columbia University and the University of Chicago Acknowledgments Notes Index

Julio J. Elias is professor of economics, director of the master of economics, and executive director of the Joint Initiative for Latin American Experimental Economics at the University of CEMA, Argentina. Casey B. Mulligan is professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and program director at the Initiative on Enabling Choice and Competition in Healthcare at the University of Chicago. Kevin M. Murphy is George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

Reviews for The Economic Approach: Unpublished Writings of Gary S. Becker

"“The Economic Approach is a fascinating collection of Gary S. Becker's unpublished works with additional, insightful commentary on both his life and the works contained in this book. . . .The Economic Approach succeeds in giving readers at different educational levels in economics an understanding of how economics can be used as a method of inquiry into all kinds of human behavior. . . .While Becker's finished works and the published works of many other economists also cover these topics, this book's unique contribution is revealing Becker's thought process through his still-in-progress writings. . . .Highly recommended.” * Choice * ""We have been granted a lucky bonus after studying the finished books and papers that Becker published. . . .The Economic Approach gives us a glimpse of the way Becker's thoughts evolved when faced with a knotty problem: here we have sketches of the models that he so solidly built with the help of calculus. Statistical intuition is implicit. He was making them ready for empirical observation and testing."" * Economic Affairs * ""Gary Becker is one of the greatest economists of all time. The Economic Approach is perhaps the best place to start dipping into his work."" -- Tyler Cowen | George Mason University ""What a tremendous book! Becker was a giant, with an extraordinary combination of intense focus and curiosity, and you can see his genius here. Be prepared to be surprised and illuminated—and to have some fun in the process.” -- Cass R. Sunstein | author of ""Too Much Information"""