The Economics of Discrimination.
BECKER, Gary S.
The Economics of Discrimination.
First Edition of Economics and Discrimination; Signed by Gary Becker
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1957.
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First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s first book and groundbreaking work on discrimination. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Richard Gary Becker.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
The Economics of Discrimination was based on Becker's Ph.D. dissertation. The book contains the first systematic effort to use economic theory to analyze the effects of prejudice on the earnings, employment and occupations of minorities.
