Vincent Ostrom
American academic, educator and political scientist (1919–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vincent Alfred Ostrom (September 25, 1919 – June 29, 2012) was an American political economist and the Founding Director of the Ostrom Workshop based at Indiana University[2] and the Arthur F. Bentley Professor Emeritus of Political Science.[3] He and his wife, the political economist Elinor Ostrom, made numerous contributions to the field of political science, political economy, and public choice.
Vincent Ostrom | |
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Born | Vincent Alfred Ostrom September 25, 1919 |
Died | June 29, 2012[1] (aged 92) |
Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Institution | Indiana University |
Field | Public economics Political economics |
School or tradition | Polycentric political economy |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., M.A., Ph.D) |
Contributions | 120+ peer-reviewed publications |
The Ostroms made particular study of fragmentation theory, rational choice theory, federalism, common-pool resources and polycentrism in government. The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization published a special issue, "Polycentric Political Economy: A Festschrift for Elinor and Vincent Ostrom", as the proceedings of a 2003 conference held in their honor, at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.[4]