@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8827, author={Heckman, James J.}, title={Gary Becker: Model Economic Scientist}, year={2015}, month={Feb}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={8827}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8827}, abstract={This paper presents Gary Becker's approach to conducting creative, empirically fruitful economic research. It describes the traits and methodology that made him such a productive and influential scholar.}, keywords={human capital;empirical economics;discrimination}, }