Gary Becker Biography

Gary Becker biography

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NAME: Gary Becker
OCCUPATION: Economist
BIRTH DATE: December 02, 1930 (Age: 82)
EDUCATION: Princeton University, University of Chicago
PLACE OF BIRTH: Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Full Name: Gary Stanley Becker
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

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Economist Gary Becker won a Nobel Prize, National Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his exploration of sociology and economics.

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Born December 2, 1930, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, economist Gary Becker received his Ph.D. in 1955. He taught both economics and sociology at the University of Chicago. He believed human self-interest influenced economic behavior and published several books on the subject. He won a Nobel Prize for Economics in 1992 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.

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