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.)
A scholar, a gentleman, and a truly innovative thinker. he will be missed.
Thanks for the updates.
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.