Becker wuxuu B.A. ka qaatay Jaamacadda Princeton sanadkii 1951, iyo Ph.D. Jaamacadda Chicago sanadkii 1955 oo uu qoray shahaado cinwaankeedu ahaa The Economics of Racial Discrimination. Chicago, Becker waxaa saameyn ku yeeshay Milton Friedman, oo Becker ugu yeeray "macalinkii ugu weynaa ee nool ee aan waligay haysto". Ka hor inta uusan 30 jirsan, wuxuu bilaabay inuu wax ka baro Jaamacadda Columbia sanadkii 1957, wuxuuna ku soo laabtay 1970 Jaamacadda Chicago.
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