The Essence of Becker: Volume 426

by Gary S. Becker

Book Overview

This volume presents twenty-six essays that showcase the brilliant originality and range of economic thought that earned Hoover Institution senior fellow Gary S. Becker the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1992. As the first published collection of Becker's papers, this selection offers an overview of the fundamental theries and unorthodox applications that inspired Milton Friedman to call Becker "one of the most creative economists of our generation"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817993428
• ISBN13: 9780817993429
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 726 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"