Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

Gary Becker

    December 2, 1930 – May 3, 2014

    This economist's work primarily centers on family economics, bridging economic theory with family decision-making. His analyses within the new home economics framework are crucial for understanding the economic dynamics of households. He offers profound insights into the social and economic interactions within the family unit through his unique approach. His research provides valuable contributions to the neoclassical analysis of the family.

    The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life
    Law and Literature
    How Judges Think
    The Economic Approach to Human Behavior
    Human Capital
    The New Economics of Human Behaviour
    • 2023

      The Economic Approach

      Unpublished Writings of Gary S. Becker

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The book showcases the unpublished works of Gary Becker, a Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his contributions to human capital and microeconomics. It highlights his unique thought process and personality through a collection of manuscripts and speeches that reveal his critical and curious nature. This compilation serves as a tribute to Becker's enduring spirit of inquiry, emphasizing that his intellectual journey was driven by a quest for understanding rather than mere publication. It provides valuable insights into the mind of a pioneering figure in economics.

      The Economic Approach
    • 2021

      Społeczny wpływ na zachowanie jednostki jest powszechny, a nawet wszechogarniający. O tym, które restauracje i książki są popularne, decyduje w dużej mierze przelotna moda; na skłonność nastolatka do przyjmowania narkotyków i palenia papierosów silnie wpływa to, czy robią to również jego rówieśnicy; na preferencje wyborcze danej osoby oddziałują sondaże popularności polityków; na to, czy niezamężna matka wystąpi o zasiłek, wpływa to, czy wiele kobiet w jej sąsiedztwie już go pobiera. Popularność różnego rodzaju ubrań, wymyślnych zegarków, dzieł sztuki i stylów architektonicznych, a nawet idei zależy od mody i upodobań intelektualnych „liderów”. W książce „Ekonomia społeczna” autorzy przedstawiają następstwa społecznego wpływu na zachowania jednostki. Omawiają wpływ różnic w cenach, poziomie altruizmu, prawach i innych czynników na formowanie się grup społecznych. Rozważają, jak jednostki i rodziny są podobierane we wszelkiego rodzaju związki małżeńskie i koleżeńskie, grupy sąsiedzkie, dochodowe i społeczne, szkoły, kościoły, a także jak zostają dobrane pod względem konsumpcji dóbr. Analizują dynamikę kształtowania się społecznych oddziaływań przez przelotne fascynacje, mody i normy.

      Ekonomia społeczna
    • 2010

      How Judges Think

      • 408 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.9(309)Add rating

      A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases.

      How Judges Think
    • 2009

      Law and Literature

      • 570 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      3.6(19)Add rating

      Emphasizes the differences between law and literature, which are rooted in the different social functions of legal and literary texts. This book include topics such as the cruel and unusual punishments clause of the Constitution, illegal immigration, surveillance, global warming and bioterrorism, and plagiarism.

      Law and Literature
    • 2009

      "In the five years since Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary S. Becker and renowned jurist and legal scholar Richard A. Posner began writing a blog together, the Becker-Posner Blog has established a reputation as a reliable source of lively, thought-provoking commentary on current events. Uncommon Sense gathers the most important and innovative entries from the blog, arranged by topic, along with updates and even reconsiderations when subsequent events have shed new light on a question."--Jacket

      Uncommon Sense: Economic Insights, from Marriage to Terrorism
    • 1997

      Mohou být ekonomické cíle životní filosofií? Podle teoretiků i ekonomického liberalismu, mezi něž autor této studie patří, je naše chování ekonomickými zřeteli přímo podmíněno. Motivace našich rozhodnutí je vázána na rozvrh našich preferencí.

      Teorie preferencí
    • 1997

      From economics Nobel Laureate Gary Becker and historian Guity Nashat Becker comes this collection of the economist's popular BusinessWeek columns. These 138 essays have fueled numerous debates, touching on hot-button issues from crime to organization of sports. The Beckers' surprising--and uncompromising--positions on drugs ("legalize them"), immigration ("auction off immigration slots"), welfare ("curtail it sharply"), and other topics provide a provocative commentary on our times.

      The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life
    • 1995
    • 1994

      Human Capital

      • 412 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.1(111)Add rating

      A study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. This edition has four new chapters, covering topics including: human capital, fertility and economic growth, the division of labour and economic considerations within the family.

      Human Capital