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Gary Becker

Gary Stanley Becker (/ˈbɛkər/; December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014) was an American economist who received the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was a professor of economics and sociology at the University of Chicago, and was a leader of the third generation of the Chicago school of economics.

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Awards
John Bates Clark Medal (1967) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1992) Pontifical Academy of Sciences (1997) National Medal of Science (2000) John von Neumann Award (200…
Education
Princeton University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Born
Gary Stanley Becker (1930-12-02)December 2, 1930 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
May 3, 2014(2014-05-03) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Discipline
Economics
Doctoral advisor
H. Gregg Lewis

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Born · 1
Gary Becker → Gary Stanley Becker (1930-12-02)December 2, 1930 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Gary Becker → May 3, 2014(2014-05-03) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Gary Becker → Economics
Doctoral advisor · 1
Gary Becker → H. Gregg Lewis
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Gary Becker → David O. Meltzer Russ Roberts Walter Block Shoshana Grossbard Darius Lakdawalla Rodrigo R. Soares Scott Drewianka

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Gary BeckerBornGary Stanley Becker (1930-12-02)December 2, 1930 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.1.00infobox
Gary BeckerDiedMay 3, 2014(2014-05-03) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Gary BeckerDisciplineEconomics1.00infobox
Gary BeckerDoctoral advisorH. Gregg Lewis1.00infobox
Gary BeckerDoctoral studentsDavid O. Meltzer Russ Roberts Walter Block Shoshana Grossbard Darius Lakdawalla Rodrigo R. Soares Scott Drewianka1.00infobox
Gary BeckerEducationPrinceton University (BA) University of Chicago (PhD)1.00infobox
Gary BeckerInfluencesMilton Friedman Theodore Schultz1.00infobox
Gary BeckerInstitutionsColumbia University (1957–1968) University of Chicago (1968–2014)1.00infobox
Gary BeckerNotable ideasA Treatise on the Family (1981) Human capital Rotten kid theorem1.00infobox
Gary BeckerSchool or traditionChicago School of Economics1.00infobox
maximizing behaviorinstance ofHis research applies basic economic assumptions0.80text

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