Avner Greif
Avner Greif (/ɡraɪf/; born 1955) is an economics professor at Stanford University, Stanford, California. He holds a chaired professorship as Bowman Family Professor in the Humanities and Sciences.
Avner Greif | |
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| Born | 1955 Tel Aviv |
| Nationality | Israel and U.S. |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Stanford University |
| Field | Economic history |
| School or tradition | New institutional economics |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University Tel Aviv University |
| Doctoral advisor | Joel Mokyr John C. Panzar William Rogerson |
Greif received his PhD in Economics at Northwestern University, where Joel Mokyr acted as his supervisor, in 1989 and started his career at Stanford University in 1989 until he received tenure in 1994. In 1998 he received a 'genius grant' from the MacArthur Foundation. His works deal with economic history and role of institutions in economic development, including analysis of trade in medieval Europe and Levant.
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