Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of human activity, including social interactions; crime and punishment; marriage, fertility, and the family; and "irrational" behavior. "Becker's highly regarded work in economics is most notable in the imaginative application of 'the ...
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Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of human activity, including social interactions; crime and punishment; marriage, fertility, and the family; and "irrational" behavior. "Becker's highly regarded work in economics is most notable in the imaginative application of 'the economic approach' to a surprising breadth of human activity. Becker's essays over the years have inevitably inspired a surge of research activity in testimony to the richness of his insights into human activities lying 'outside' the traditionally conceived economic markets. Perhaps no economist in our time has contributed more to expanding the area of interest to economists than Becker, and a number of these thought-provoking essays are collected in this book."-- Choice Gary Becker was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1992.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition, first printing. Pencil underlining and notes found in pages 172-190 (the chapter titled "An Economic Analysis of Fertility"); the rest of the text is unmarked. Previous owner's signature in pen on the first free end page. Pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned. Binding is sturdy. Dust jacket is worn around the edges, with small chips and tears at both the top and bottom edges. The dust jacket spine is faded.
Add this copy of The Economic Approach to Human Behavior to cart. $164.89, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by University of Chicago Press.
A way as the Gary Becker shows in this book the mathematics models for explain the human behavior is very elegant. This book is needly for who seeks understanding the basis of mathematics modelation to human behavior. I recommend it.