TY - RPRT AU - Heckman, James J. TI - Gary Becker: Model Economic Scientist PY - 2015/Feb/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 8827 UR - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8827 AB - 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. KW - human capital KW - empirical economics KW - discrimination ER -