Economics

Revisiting the Intellectual Contributions of Gary Becker

ABSTRACT

This symposium revisited Gary S. Becker's diverse intellectual contributions to the study of economics and political economy, and considered the implications of this work for political and economic liberty.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Becker, Gary S. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education. Chicago: University Press, 2007.

Becker, Gary S. “Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach.” Journal of Political Economy 76, no. 2 (March-April 1968): 169-217.

Becker, Gary S. “A Theory of Competition Among Pressure Groups for Political Influence.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 98, no. 3 (August 1983): 371-400.

Becker, Gary S. The Economics of Discrimination. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1971.

Becker, Gary S. “Competition and Democracy.” The Journal of Law & Economics 1, no. 1 (October 1958): 105-109.

Becker, Gary S. “Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology.” Journal of Economic Literature 14, no. 3 (September 1976): 817-826.

Benson, Bruce L. “Gary Becker’s Foundational Contributions to the Economics of Crime.” Liberty Fund Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 20-23, 2017.

Boettke, Peter J. and Rosolino Candela. “The Role of Preferences and Motivations in the Economic Approach to Human Behavior: Becker, Buchanan, and the Austrians.” Liberty Fund Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 20-23, 2017.

Dougan, William R. “Gary Becker and the Theory of Interest-Group Politics.” Liberty Fund Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 20-23, 2017.

Ikeda, Sanford. “The Nature and Limits of Gary Becker’s Theory of Racial Discrimination.” Liberty Fund Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 20-23, 2017.

Munger, Michael. “Gary Becker as a Liberal Philosopher.” Liberty Fund Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 20-23, 2017.

Stigler, George J. and Gary S. Becker. “De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum.” The American Economic Review 67, no. 2 (March 1977): 76-90.

White, Lawrence H. “Human Capital and its Critics: Becker, Institutionalism, and Anti-Neoliberalism.” Liberty Fund Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, April 20-23, 2017.