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
UPDATE 2: University of Chicago Gary Becker Obituary
(Links via Lex and Joseph Morris.)
May 4th, 2014 at 10:45 pm
A scholar, a gentleman, and a truly innovative thinker. he will be missed.
May 5th, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Thanks for the updates.
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.