Pioneer in the Field of New Economics -- A Biography of Gary Becker

Author: Chen Guangjin
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Features: This book is part of the series "Bios of Nobel laureates in Economics," introducing the main economic ideas and viewpoints of Becker, who won the Nobel Prize for expanding the "scope of microeconomic analysis" to the "broader, human behavior and interaction field that includes non-market behavior." The main contents include: Economics of discrimination, Human capital theory, Family theory and marriage market, Economic analysis of crime and punishment. Additionally, appendices include the announcement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Becker's Nobel Prize acceptance speech—Economic Analysis of Behavior, Becker's academic autobiography—Personal Statement on My Academic Development, and a bibliography of Becker's major works.