Family structure, economic status, and educational attainment

A Theory of the Allocation of Time

Gary S. Becker · The Economic Journal · 1965 · 10.2K citations

Social Sciences, Business Economics, Economics +15

Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families

Gary S. Becker, Nigel Tomes · Journal of Labor Economics · 1986 · 2.9K citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Economics +16

Growing Up with a Single Parent: What Hurts, What Helps.

Toby L. Parcel, Sara McLanahan, Gary D. Sandefur · Social Forces · 1995 · 2.1K citations

Social Sciences, Child Health, Adolescent Health +14

Education, Occupation, and Earnings: Achievement in the Early Career

Eric A. Hanushek, William H. Sewell, Robert M. Hauser · The Journal of Human Resources · 1976 · 864 citations

Education, Higher Education, Vocational Education +11

On the New Theory of Consumer Behavior

Robert T. Michael, Gary S. Becker · The Swedish Journal of Economics · 1973 · 488 citations

Social Sciences, Business Economics, Economics +17