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Gary S. Becker

Global rank #52 99%

Institution: Unknown

Primary Field: Labor (weighted toward more recent publications)

Homepage: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1992/becker/facts/

First Publication: 1958

Most Recent: 2022

RePEc ID: pbe29 ↗

Publication Scores

Scores use coauthorship adjustment: α/n credit per paper, where n = number of authors. α = 2.01: calibrated so average adjusted count equals average raw count (a zero-sum adjustment).

Period S (4x) A (2x) B (1x) C (½x) Total
Last 5 Years 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.00 0.67
Last 10 Years 0.50 0.67 0.67 0.00 4.02
All Time 45.75 7.71 6.70 0.00 209.13

Publication Statistics

Raw Publications 51
Coauthorship-Adjusted Count 68.49

Publications (51)

Year Article Journal Tier Authors
2022 The shortage of kidneys for transplant: Altruism, exchanges, opt in vs. opt out, and the market for kidneys Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization B 3
2018 A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility Journal of Political Economy S 4
2016 The Manipulation of Children's Preferences, Old-Age Support, and Investment in Children's Human Capital Journal of Labor Economics A 3
2010 The Market for College Graduates and the Worldwide Boom in Higher Education of Women American Economic Review S 3
2007 Habits, Peers, and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective American Economic Review S 2
2007 Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1">-super-1</xref> Oxford Economic Papers C 1
2007 Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness Journal of Political Economy S 2
2006 The Market for Illegal Goods: The Case of Drugs Journal of Political Economy S 3
2005 The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality American Economic Review S 3
2005 The Equilibrium Distribution of Income and the Market for Status Journal of Political Economy S 3
2003 Deadweight Costs and the Size of Government Journal of Law and Economics B 2
1999 Population and Economic Growth American Economic Review S 3
1998 Old-Age Longevity and Mortality-Contingent Claims Journal of Political Economy S 2
1997 The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference Quarterly Journal of Economics S 2
1994 An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction. American Economic Review S 3
1993 A Simple Theory of Advertising as a Good or Bad Quarterly Journal of Economics S 2
1993 U.S. and Canadian Income Maintenance Programs: Comments. Journal of Labor Economics A 1
1993 Nobel Lecture: The Economic Way of Looking at Behavior. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1993 George Joseph Stigler: January 17, 1911-December 1, 1991. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1992 Habits, Addictions, and Traditions Kyklos C 1
1992 repec:bla:kyklos:v:45:y:1992:i:3:p:327-45 Kyklos C 1
1992 The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and Knowledge Quarterly Journal of Economics S 2
1992 Fertility and the Economy. Journal of Population Economics B 1
1991 Rational Addiction and the Effect of Price on Consumption. American Economic Review S 3
1991 A Note on Restaurant Pricing and Other Examples of Social Influences on Price. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1990 Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth. Journal of Political Economy S 3
1989 On the Economics of the Family: Reply to a Skeptic. American Economic Review S 1
1988 A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility Quarterly Journal of Economics S 2
1988 Family Economics and Macro Behavior. American Economic Review S 1
1988 The Family and the State. Journal of Law and Economics B 2
1988 A Theory of Rational Addiction. Journal of Political Economy S 2
1986 Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families. Journal of Labor Economics A 2
1985 Public policies, pressure groups, and dead weight costs Journal of Public Economics A 1
1985 Human Capital, Effort, and the Sexual Division of Labor. Journal of Labor Economics A 1
1983 A Theory of Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence Quarterly Journal of Economics S 1
1981 repec:bla:econom:v:48:y:1981:i:189:p:1-15 Economica C 1
1979 An Equilibrium Theory of the Distribution of Income and Intergenerational Mobility. Journal of Political Economy S 2
1977 De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum. American Economic Review S 2
1977 An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability. Journal of Political Economy S 3
1976 Toward a More General Theory of Regulation: Comment. Journal of Law and Economics B 1
1976 Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children. Journal of Political Economy S 2
1974 On the Relevance of the New Economics of the Family. American Economic Review S 1
1974 A Theory of Marriage: Part II. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1974 A Theory of Social Interactions. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1973 On the Interaction between the Quantity and Quality of Children. Journal of Political Economy S 2
1973 A Theory of Marriage: Part I. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1972 Schooling and Inequality from Generation to Generation: Comment. Journal of Political Economy S 1
1972 Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection. Journal of Political Economy S 2
1968 Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach Journal of Political Economy S 1
1962 Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis Journal of Political Economy S 1
1958 The Friedman-Becker Illusion: Reply Journal of Political Economy S 2