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How “Chicagoan” Are Gary Becker’S Economic Models Of Marriage?

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  • GROSSBARD, SHOSHANA

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This paper describes Gary Becker s theory of marriage, compares Becker s students at Chicago were more interested in Becker s Friedmanian models of marriage than in his optimal assignment models.

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Article provided by Cambridge University Press in its journal Journal of the History of Economic Thought.

Volume (Year): 32 (2010)
Issue (Month): 03 (September)
Pages: 377-395
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  1. Grossbard, Shoshana & Giménez, José Ignacio & Molina, José Alberto, 2010. "Racial Discrimination and Household Chores," IZA Discussion Papers 5345, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

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