Publications of Charles M Becker     :chronological  combined  bibtex listing:

Books

  1. SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM IN TRANSITION ECONOMICS: LESSONS FROM KAZAKHSTAN, Charles M. Becker, Grigory A. Marchenko, Sabit Khakimzhanov, Ai-Gul S. Seitenova, and Vladimir Ivliev, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 (forthcoming).
  2. STUDIES IN INDIAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Mills, Edwin S. and Charles M. Becker, New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  3. CITIES TRANSFORMED: THE DYNAMICS OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, National Research Council, Panel on Urban Population Dynamics. Mark R. Montgomery and Richard Stren, editors, with the assistance of Holly Reed, National Academies Press, 2003.
  4. BEYOND URBAN BIAS: AFRICAN CITIES IN AN AGE OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, Becker, Charles M., Andrew M. Hamer, and Andrew R. Morrison, 1994. (London: Heinemann and James Currey.)
  5. INDIAN URBANIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH SINCE 1960, Becker, Charles M., Jeffrey G. Williamson, and Edwin S. Mills, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992.
  6. THE IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON SOUTH AFRICA, Becker, Charles M., Trevor Bell, Haider Ali Khan, and Patricia Pollard, 1990. (Washington, DC: Investor Responsibility Research Center)

Book Reviews

  1. C.M. Becker, Review of Arne Tostensen, et al., Eds. 2001. ASSOCIATIONAL LIFE IN AFRICAN CITIES: POPULAR RESPONSES TO THE URBAN CRISIS: Uppsala, Sweden: Nordiska Afrikainstutet. African Studies Review 46:1 (2003): 193-94.
  2. C.M. Becker, Review of Bill Freund and Vishnu Padayachee, Eds. 2002. (D)URBAN VORTEX: SOUTH AFRICAN CITY IN TRANSITION. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: University of Natal Press. African Studies Review 47 (2003).
  3. C.M. Becker, Review of World Bank. 2000. ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY: WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1999/2000. New York: Oxford University Press.. Regional Science & Urban Economics  (2001).
  4. C.M. Becker, Review of Shirin Akiner, Sander Tideman, and John Hay, Eds. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA. New York: St. Martins Press.. Journal of Energy & Development 25:2 (Spring, 2000).

Journal Articles

  1. "W. Arthur Lewis in Retrospect," Charles M. Becker and Terry-Ann L. Craigie, Review of Black Political Economy 34.4 (December 2007).
  2. "The migration response to economic shock: lessons," C.M. Becker, Erbolat Musabek, Ai-Gul Seitenova, and Dina Urzhumova, Journal of Comparative Economics 33.1 (March, 2005).
  3. "Mortality recovery and stabilization in Kazakhstan," C.M. Becker, A.S. Seitenova, D.S. Urzhumova, Economics and Human Biology 3.1 (2005).  [abs]
  4. "Kazakhstan’s pension system: pressures for change and dramatic reforms," C.M. Becker, Ai-Gul Seitenova, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics 45.2 (December, 2004).
  5. "Economic consequences of demographic change in the former USSR: social transfers in the Kyrgyz Republic," C.M. Becker, World Development 32.11 (November, 2004): 1849-1870.
  6. "Short-run migration responses of men and women during a period of economic turmoil: lessons from Kazakhstan," C.M. Becker, E.N. Musabek, A.S. Seitenova, D.S. Urzhumova, Eurasian Geography and Economics 44.3 (2003): 228-43.  [abs]
  7. "Short-run migration responses of men and women during a period of economic turmoil: lessons from Kazakhstan," C.M. Becker, Erbolat Musabek, Ai-Gul Seitenova, and Dina Urzhumova, Eurasian Geography and Economics 44.3 (2003): 228-243.
  8. "Fertility Decline in sub-Saharan Africa," C.M. Becker, Journal of African Policy Studies 7.2-3 (May, 2002): 1-16.  [abs]
  9. "Demand for bank loans and credit bureau services in the Republic of," C.M. Becker, A.S. Seitenova, J. Piedra, ,” Central Asian Journal of Management, Economics and Social Research 3.1 (2002): 1-19.  [abs]
  10. "Macro-Experimental Economics in the Kyrgyz Republic: Social Security Sustainability and," C.M. Becker, S.V. Paltsev, Comparative Economic Studies 43.4 (Fall, 2001): 1-34.  [abs]
  11. "Speculative Price Bubbles in the Rice Market and the 1974 Bangladesh Famine," M. Quddus, C.M. Becker, Journal of Economic Development 25.2 (December, 2000): 155-175.  [abs]
  12. "Post-Soviet Pension Systems, Retirement, and Elderly Poverty: Findings from the Kyrgyz Republic," K.H. Anderson, C.M. Becker, -MOST: Economic Policy in Transitional Economies 9.4 (Fall, 1999): 459-78.  [abs]
  13. "The Demographic Crisis in the Former Soviet Union: Introduction," C.M. Becker, David Bloom, World Development 26.11 (November, 1998): 1913-1920.
  14. "Demographic Change in the Former Soviet Union during the Transition Period," C.M. Becker, David Hemley, World Development 26.11 (November, 1998): 1957-1976.
  15. "Pension Burdens and Labor Force Participation in Kazakstan," C.M. Becker, Dina Urzhumova, World Development 26.11 (November, 1998): 2087-2103.
  16. "Maternal Care vs. Economic Wealth and the Health of Newborns: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic and Kansas City, USA," C.M. Becker, Margarita Ibragimova, Grace Holmes and Damira Bibosunova, World Development 26.11 (November, 1998): 2057-2072.
  17. "Rural-Urban Migration in Africa: Do Age-Gender Cohorts Matter?," C.M. Becker, Christopher Grewe, Journal of African Economies 5.2 (June, 1996): 228-270.
  18. "Interregional Inequality in Russia during the Transition Period," C.M. Becker, David Hemley, Comparative Economic Studies 38.1 (May, 1996): 55-81.
  19. "Observational Equivalence in the Modeling of African Labor Markets and Rural-Urban Migration," C.M. Becker, Andrew Morrison, World Development 21.4 (April, 1993).
  20. "The Demo-Economic Impact of the AIDS Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa," C.M. Becker, World Development 18.12 (December, 1990): 1599-1619.
  21. "The Impact of Sanctions on South Africa and Its Periphery," C.M. Becker, African Studies Review 31.2 (September, 1988): . 61-88.
  22. "The Determinants of Urban Population Growth in sub-Saharan Africa," C.M. Becker, Andrew Morrison, Economic Development and Cultural Change 36.2 (January, 1988): 259-278.
  23. "Saturn and State Economic Development," C.M. Becker, Timothy Bartik, John Bush and Steven Lake, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 2.1 (Spring, 1987): . 29 40.
  24. "Urban Sector Income Distribution and Economic Development," C.M. Becker, Journal of Urban Economics 21 (March, 1987): 127 145.
  25. "Economic Sanctions Against South Africa," C.M. Becker, World Politics 39.2 (January, 1987): 147-173.
  26. "Modeling Indian Migration and City Growth 1960 2000," C.M. Becker, Edwin S. Mills and Jeffrey G. Williamson, Economic Development and Cultural Change 35.1 (October, 1986): 1-33.
  27. "Dynamics of Rural-Urban Migration in India, 1960 1981," C.M. Becker, Edwin S. Mills and Jeffrey G. Williamson, Indian Journal of Quantitative Economics 2.1 (June, 1986): 1-43.
  28. "Income Tax Incentives to Promote Savings," C.M. Becker, Don Fullerton, National Tax Journal 33.3 (September, 1980): 331-351.

Chapters in Books

  1. "Curriculum Intensity in Graduate Preparatory Programs: Impact on Performance and Progression to Graduate Study among Minority Students in Economics," DOCTORAL EDUCATION AND THE FACULTY OF THE FUTURE, Charles M. Becker and Gregory N. Price. Edited by Ronald G. Ehrenberg. 2008 (forthcoming).
  2. "Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration," INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, C.M. Becker. Edited by Amitava Krishna Dutt and Jaime Ros. 2008 (forthcoming).
  3. "Pension Reform in Central Asia: an Overview," ECONOMICS OF INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES, Charles M. Becker, Ai-Gul Seitenova and Dina S. Urzhumova. Edited by Masaaki Kuboniwa and Yoshiaki Nishimura. 2006. Ch. 9
  4. "Fertility and Marriage in Kazakhstan's Transition Period: Implications for Social Security Policy," ECONOMICS OF INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES, Charles M. Becker and Ai-Gul S. Seitenova. Edited by Masaaki Kuboniwa and Yoshiaki Nishimura. 2006. Ch. 13
  5. "Urbanization in Transforming Economies," HANDBOOK OF REGIONAL URBAN ECONOMICS, C.M. Becker and A.R. Morrison. Edited by P. Cheshire and E.S. Mills. North-Holland Handbooks in Economics1999. Ch. 43, pp. 1172-1290.  [abs]

Working Papers

  1. "Disability Risk and Miraculous Recoveries in Russia," Charles M. Becker and Irina S. Merkuryeva,   (2008).
  2. "Disability in Kazakhstan: making sense of recent trends," Charles M. Becker and Ai-Gul S. Seitenova,  World Bank Social Protection Discussion Paper 0802 (February 2008).