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The Economic Approach to Human Behavior
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Since his pioneering 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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Becker, G. S.
- Venue
- University of Chicago Press eBooks
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1976
- OpenAlex
- W1655203505
- Cited by
- 5,027
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 30.30
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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