{"product_id":"the-economics-of-discrimination-9780226041162","title":"The Economics of Discrimination","description":"This second edition of Gary S. Becker's \u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Discrimination\u003c\/i\u003e has been expanded to include three further discussions of the problem and an entirely new introduction which considers the contributions made by others in recent years and some of the more important problems remaining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Becker's work confronts the economic effects of discrimination in the market place because of race, religion, sex, color, social class, personality, or other non-pecuniary considerations. He demonstrates that discrimination in the market place by any group reduces their own real incomes as well as those of the minority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Discrimination\u003c\/i\u003e was warmly received by economists, sociologists, and psychologists alike for focusing the discerning eye of economic analysis upon a vital social problem--discrimination in the market place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is an unusual book; not only is it filled with ingenious theorizing but the implications of the theory are boldly confronted with facts. . . . The intimate relation of the theory and observation has resulted in a book of great vitality on a subject whose interest and importance are obvious.\"--M.W. Reder, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Economic Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The author's solution to the problem of measuring the motive behind actual discrimination is something of a \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Sociologists in the field of race relations will wish to read this book.\"--Karl Schuessler, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecker, Gary S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGary S. Becker\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2014) was University Professor at the University of Chicago with a joint appointment in both the economics and sociology departments. He was the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHuman Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Discrimination\u003c\/i\u003e. He collaborated with Richard Posner on the Becker-Posner Blog, which formed the basis for their book \u003ci\u003eUncommon Sense: Economic Insights, from Marriage to Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e. Becker was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1992 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409977479442,"sku":"9780226041162","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f820c7d7-23bd-4624-99b5-fdb90a6a0ff6.jpg?v=1729296944","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-economics-of-discrimination-9780226041162","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}