Avner Greif
Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities and Sciences
Contact Info:
[email protected]
http://www.stanford.edu/~avner
Page in Stanford Directory
Phone: 650-725-8936
Office: Landau Economics, room 261
Office hours: By email appointment
Interests
- Research:
European economic history, the historical development of economic institutions, their interrelations with political, social and cultural factors and their impact on economic growth
- Current Research:
Institutional development and economic growth in pre-modern Europe, coercion and markets
- Teaching:
European economic history, game theory, institutional economics
- Professional Affiliations:
AEA, EHA, ASSHA, Cliometric Society
Recent Publications
(1) “A Theory of Moral Persistence: Crypto-morality and Political Legitimacy.” 2010. (With Steve Tadelis.) The Journal of Comparative Economics.
(2) “Cultural and Institutional Bifurcation: China and Europe Compared” (With Guido Tabellini.) 2010. American Economic Review, 100 (May): 135–140.
(3) “Institutions and the Path to Economic Modernity: Lessons from Medieval Trade,” Cambridge University Press, 2006
(4) “A Theory of Endogenous Institutional Change,” Political Science Review, 2004
(5) “Cultural Beliefs and the Organization of Society: Historical and Theoretical Reflection on Collectivist and Individualist Societies,” The Journal of Political Economy, 1994
(6) “Coordination, Commitment and Enforcement: The Case of the Merchant Gild” (with Paul Milgrom and Barry Weingast), The Journal of Political Economy, 1994
List of Stanford Working Papers
Current Courses
Education
Ph.D. Northwestern University; B.A. Tel Aviv University