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Which economist called Becker "the most important social scientist in the past 50 years"?
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Justin Wolfers, an economist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, has called Gary Becker "the most important social scientist in the past 50 years." In his book "The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics," Wolfers writes that Becker's work has had a profound impact on economics, sociology, and law, and that he is "one of the most influential economists of the 20th century."
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