Gary Becker

June 29, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tipping behavior
Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 29, 2017
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Throwback Thursday: Remembering the Traditional First Date

Only several decades ago, the dating norms that said who paid for a meal were much clearer than they are today because of women's new economic role.

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November 30, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 30, 2015
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Marriage Markets in China and India

With son preference, limited fertility and social norms, China's and India's sex ratios at birth have created a male glut and new marriage markets.

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May 7, 2015
Everyday economics and how marriage makes us less equal
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 7, 2015
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Love, Marriage and Inequality

As female labor force participation increased since the 1970s, so too has the income inequality that resulted from assortative mating of higher earners.

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February 26, 2015
Everyday economics and marriage trafeoffs
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 26, 2015
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Tradeoffs and Marriage: Like a Horse and Carriage

As the pill, education and employment opportunities changed the value of women as wives, the tradeoffs that relate to being married have also changed.

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January 9, 2015
Weekly economic news roundup and marriage
Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 9, 2015
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How Men Act When They Outnumber Women

How gender ratios in the U.S. and China affect men's financial behavior can be explained with supply and demand and behavioral economics from Gary Becker.

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October 21, 2014
Because of new attitudes and economics, there is less supply of "marriageable" men and more valuable women in marriage markets.
Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 21, 2014
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Why There is Less Marriage

New attitudes that value marriage less and new economics through which women have more pay and education and men work less have changed marriage markets.

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May 6, 2014
Gary Becker opened a new world when he used economics to study human behavior
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 6, 2014
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The Rotten Kid Theorem and Other Gary Becker Ideas

Gary Becker image courtesy of University of Chicago. All too often, if you say you are looking at the economics of the family, people assume you […]

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April 8, 2014
everyday economics and tax impact
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 8, 2014
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Unusual Ways to Achieve Deficit Reduction

Hoping to diminish their country’s deficit, last year, Malta’s President and Parliament decided to sell citizenship. The price tag is $891,000 and the perk is that […]

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