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Gary Becker ז״ל

Posted by Jonathan on May 4th, 2014 (All posts by Jonathan)

Gary Becker, one of the greatest living economists and a longstanding member of the University of Chicago faculty, has died. עליו השלום.

(Photo courtesy Nobelprize.org.)

UPDATE: Gary Becker links follow.

James J. Heckman (pdf)

The Godfather of Freakonomics Has Died — Here Are His Most Groundbreaking Theories

Chicago Tribune

The Wall Street Journal

The New York Times

Chicago Sun-Times

The New Yorker

UPDATE 2: University of Chicago Gary Becker Obituary

(Links via Lex and Joseph Morris.)

 

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3 Responses to “Gary Becker ז״ל”

1. Robert Schwartz Says:
   May 4th, 2014 at 10:45 pm

   A scholar, a gentleman, and a truly innovative thinker. he will be missed.

2. Lexington Green Says:
   May 5th, 2014 at 4:53 pm

   Thanks for the updates.

3. Tim Says:
   May 7th, 2014 at 11:59 am

   Thanks for putting up that Heckman piece. I studied Labor Econ under one of his students. I met Zvi Griliches when he was working on the Boskin report for the CPI. Needless to say he looked quite a bit different than in this student days version.