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The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life (edit title)

Gary Stanley Becker (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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Long acknowledged as a leading academic, Gary's career took a decidedly different path when he began his new calling as a "journalist" more than 10 years ago.

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