The Economic Approach to Human Behavior

modern ricardian view of looking at human behavior. very innovative and interesting. i like his approach. i skip mathematics in the text. i think more important is to know his way of looking at things.

Reading this for funI am an undergraduate student. As such, much of the mathematical work Baker presents is difficult for me to follow. (Some of which I have found myself very lost and referring to google and youtube to attempt to handle.)

I bought this book for my friend's birthday. He likes it very much. Becker is his favourite economist. This is a good book in this area.

Gary Becker is one of the most brilliant economists of our time, especially when it come to applying economics principles to non traditional areas. For example, Becker provides a rationale for altruistic behavior emerging in society, and he studies crime from the the perspective of a market economy of criminal activity. The book is somewhat technical, so a somewhat quantitative background is recommended.

A difficult read but comprehensive.