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Gary Becker's Contributions in Health Economics
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This short essay reviews Gary Becker's contributions and influence in health economics. It was originally prepared for the collection of short papers in honor of Gary Becker that is scheduled to appear in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Demographic Economics.
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- Becker, Gary S. (1962). Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis. Journal of Political Economy , 70(5), part 2, 9-49.
- Becker, Gary S. (1964). Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education . University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
- Becker, Gary S. (1965). A Theory of the Allocation of Time. Economic Journal , LXX(299), 493-508. Becker, Gary S. (2007). Health as Human Capital: Synthesis and Extensions. Oxford Economic Papers , 59(3), 379-410. Becker, Gary S. and Julio J. Elias (2007). Introducing Incentives in the Market for Live and Cadaveric Organ Donations. Journal of Economic Perspectives , 21(3), 3-24. Becker, Gary S., Michael Grossman, and Kevin M. Murphy (1994). An Empirical Analysis of
- Becker, Gary S. and Casey B. Mulligan (1997). The Endogenous Determination of Time Preference. Quarterly Journal of Economics , CXII(2), 729-758. Becker, Gary S. and Kevin M. Murphy (1988). A Theory of Rational Addiction. Journal of Political Economy , 96(4), 675-700. Becker, Gary S., Kevin M. Murphy, and Robert Tamura (1990). Human Capital, Fertility, and Economic Growth. Journal of Political Economy , 98(2), S12-S70. Becker, Gary S., Tomas J. Philipson, and Rodrigo R. Soares (2005). The Quantity and Quality of Life and the Evolution of World Inequality. American Economic Review , 95(1), 277-291. Becker, Gary S. and Nigel Tomes (1976). Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children. Journal of Political Economy , 84(4), part 2, S143-S62. Ehrlich, Isaac and Gary S. Becker (1972). Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and SelfProtection. Journal of Political Economy , 80(4), 623-48. Grossman, Michael (1972). On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health. Journal of Political Economy , 80(2), 223-255. Grossman, Michael (2004). The Demand for Health, 30 Years Later: A Very Personal Retrospective and Prospective Reflection. Journal of Health Economics , 23(4), 629-636. Mushkin, Selma J. (1962). Health as an Investment. Journal of Political Economy , 70(5), Part 2: Investment in Human Beings, 129-157. Philipson, Tomas J. and Gary S. Becker (1998). Old-Age Longevity and Mortality-Contingent
- Schultz , Theodore W. (1960). Capital Formation by Education. Journal of Political Economy , 68(6), 571-583.
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Anowor, O. F., Ichoku, H. E., Onodugo, V. A., Ochinanwata, C., & Uzomba, P. C. (2023) · Cogent Economics & Finance · doi:10.1080/23322039.2022.2160128 · Cited by 18
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- Authors
- Soares, R. R.
- Affiliations
- IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Soares, Rodrigo R.
- ORCID
- Soares, Rodrigo R.
- Venue
- Journal of Demographic Economics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-57
- ISSN
- 2054-0892 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2023228166
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 0.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Demographic Economics (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Global Health Care Issues
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Keywords
- Gary Becker, human capital theory, health care costs, health investment, preventive medicine
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