Gary S. Becker

145.4k total citations · 45 hit papers
175 papers, 81.8k citations indexed

About

Gary S. Becker is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary S. Becker has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 81.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 24 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Gary S. Becker's work include Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (23 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (22 papers) and Economic theories and models (14 papers). Gary S. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (23 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (22 papers) and Economic theories and models (14 papers). Gary S. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Gary S. Becker's co-authors include Kevin Murphy, H. V. Muhsam, Nigel Tomes, David Collard, Richard Leonard, George J. Stigler, Robert J. Barro, Guy Caire, Robert T. Michael and Graham Pyatt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gary S. Becker

163 papers receiving 69.0k citations

Hit Papers

Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach 1957 2026 1980 2003 1968 1965 1991 1983 1962 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary S. Becker United States 66 36.1k 31.3k 17.6k 11.8k 8.8k 175 81.8k
James J. Heckman United States 105 24.0k 0.7× 15.2k 0.5× 7.1k 0.4× 4.5k 0.4× 5.7k 0.6× 428 58.6k
Reuben M. Baron United States 26 6.9k 0.2× 32.1k 1.0× 5.2k 0.3× 5.2k 0.4× 5.7k 0.6× 67 121.8k
Daron Acemoğlu United States 116 42.2k 1.2× 18.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.1× 9.7k 0.8× 6.2k 0.7× 499 68.7k
Joshua D. Angrist United States 60 13.8k 0.4× 9.2k 0.3× 3.4k 0.2× 3.1k 0.3× 3.6k 0.4× 165 36.4k
Philip M. Podsakoff United States 62 4.9k 0.1× 33.7k 1.1× 5.0k 0.3× 8.5k 0.7× 5.9k 0.7× 107 120.5k
Jeffrey M. Wooldridge United States 49 26.7k 0.7× 8.8k 0.3× 2.8k 0.2× 2.3k 0.2× 9.1k 1.0× 127 55.1k
Alberto Alesina United States 89 24.0k 0.7× 16.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.2× 7.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.4× 293 45.1k
Geert Hofstede Netherlands 59 4.4k 0.1× 22.6k 0.7× 4.4k 0.2× 4.7k 0.4× 7.1k 0.8× 115 76.8k
Amartya Sen United States 87 16.4k 0.5× 24.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.2× 2.1k 0.2× 1.0k 0.1× 435 55.1k
Claes Fornell United States 50 7.9k 0.2× 49.9k 1.6× 3.1k 0.2× 4.9k 0.4× 6.5k 0.7× 98 149.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary S. Becker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becker, Gary S.. (2016). Altruism, Egoism, and Genetic Fitness: Economics and Sociobiology. Journal of Economic Literature. 14(2). 506–507. 116 indexed citations
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Bockstael, Nancy E., et al.. (2016). Welfare Measurement in the Household Production Framework. American Economic Review. 73(4). 806–814. 11 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S., Dennis W. Carlton, & Hal Sider. (2010). Net Neutrality and Consumer Welfare. eYLS (Yale Law School). 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (2007). Health as human capital: synthesis and extensions -super-1. Oxford Economic Papers. 59(3). 379–410. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S., Kevin Murphy, & Michael Grossman. (2006). EL MERcAdO dE BiENEs iLEgALEs: EL cAsO dE LA dROgA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(15). 17–42. 8 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (2000). A Comment on the Conference on Cost-Benefit Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S., Kevin Murphy, & Iván Werning. (2000). Status, Lotteries, and Inequality. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations
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Borchardt, Knut, Gary S. Becker, Robert S. Chirinko, et al.. (1999). Wars and Markets: how bond values reflect World War II. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S. & Kevin Murphy. (1998). La familia y el Estado. Papeles de economía española. 2–11. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1995). The economics of crime. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 12. 8–15. 16 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1994). Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education (3rd Edition). 114 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1989). On the Economics of the Family: Reply to a Skeptic. American Economic Review. 79(3). 514–518. 20 indexed citations
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Paul, Ellen Frankel, et al.. (1985). SOY volume 3 issue 1 Cover and Front matter. Social Philosophy and Policy. 3(1). f1–f5. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1985). An Economic Analysis of the Family. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 7 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1985). Human capital and the personal distribution of income : an analytical approach. University Microfilms International eBooks. 211 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1983). Multiple Prosecutions and Punishments under RICO: A Chip off the Old Blockburger Recent Developments in RICO. University of Cincinnati law review. 52. 467. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1980). El enfoque económico del comportamiento humano. Información Comercial Española, ICE: Revista de economía. 11–18. 3 indexed citations
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Ghez, Gilbert & Gary S. Becker. (1975). The Allocation of Time and Goods over the Life Cycle. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Becker, Gary S.. (1975). Age, Earnings, Wealth, and Human Capital. NBER Chapters. 214–230. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Gary S.. (1962). Investment in Human Beings. Journal of Political Economy. 9–49. 88 indexed citations

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