The Life & Legacy of Douglass North
EVENT HOSTS
Lee Alston
Director, Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University-Bloomington
Ostrom Chair & Professor of Economics and Law, Indiana University Bloomington
Research Associate, NBER
John Nye
Frederic Bastiat Chair in Political Economy, Mercatus Center
Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Barry Weingast
Ward C. Krebs Family Professor, Department of Political Science, Stanford University
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
INVITED SPEAKERS
- Michael Haupert, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
- Jack Knight, Duke University
- Margaret Levi, Stanford University
- Mary M. Shirley, The Ronald Coase Institute
- John Wallis, University of Maryland
- Barry Weingast, Stanford University
Registration for this event has now closed, please direct all related queries to students@mercatus.gmu.edu.
*PLEASE NOTE: The location of the conference has moved to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University for Friday.
New Location:
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Vernon Smith Hall
3434 Washington Blvd., 4th Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
Twenty-five years ago, in October 1993, Douglass C. North was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. North was recognized for his advances to the field of modern economic history and for integrating sociology, statistics, and history in his research. Specifically, his work on the preconditions and process of institutional transition emphasized the importance of examining economic, political, and social factors in order to better understand economic change over time. North’s expansive research project has made a lasting impact, inspiring others to contribute to economic history, institutional economics, and the study of transitioning economies.
In March 2018, Professors Lee Alston, John Nye, and Barry Weingast will host a conference, sponsored by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, to reflect on the impact of North’s work on the discipline. The conference will be structured around five key periods in North’s career: 1) Cliometrics and Measurement; 2) Relative Prices, Property Rights, and Transaction Costs; 3) Institutions; 4) Belief and Cognition; and 5) Violence. Each theme will have a keynote lecture and a series of paper presentations.
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