Gary S. Becker
Professor (Jointly Appointed in Economics)
B.A. Princeton University, 1951
M.A. University of Chicago, 1953
Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1955
Office: Rosenwald 305C
Phone: 773-702-8168
Email: gbecker@midway.uchicago.edu
Homepage: http://home.uchicago.edu/~gbecker/
CV: Curriculum Vita
Gary Becker studies the interactions among investments in human capital, economic growth, intergenerational mobility, and population growth. He is also studying addictive behavior and the market for drugs.
Research Interests
Selected Publications:
"Deadweight costs and the size of government," in Journal of Law and Economics, October 2003 (with Casey Mulligan)
Social Economics: Market Behavior in a Social World, Belknap Press, 2001 (with Kevin Murphy).
"Population and Economic Growth," in American Economic Review, 89 (2): 145-149, 1999 (with E.L. Glaeser and K.M. Murphy)
"Old-Age Longevity and Mortality-Contingent Claims," in Journal of Political Economy 106 (3): 551-573, 1998 (with T.J. Philipson)
"The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference," in The Quarterly Journal of Economics CXII (2): 729-758, 1997 (with Casey Mulligan)
