Mancur Olson | |
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Born | Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. January 22, 1932 Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. |
Died | February 19, 1998 College Park, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 66)
Academic career | |
Field | Economics Political science |
Institution | |
School or tradition | New institutional economics[1] |
Alma mater |
Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (/ˈmænsər/;[2] January 22, 1932 – February 19, 1998) was an American economist and political scientist who taught at the University of Maryland, College Park. His most influential contributions were to new institutional economics, and focused on the role played by private property, taxation, public goods, collective action, and contract rights in economic development.
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