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First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Scholar Pioneered Data-Driven Study of Economic History

Robert W. Fogel, a Nobel Prize-winning economic historian who used empirical data in innovative and iconoclastic ways, most notably to dispute long-held assumptions about why slavery in the United States collapsed as an institution, died June 11 at a ... [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Nobel Prize, Douglass North, Oak Lawn (United States)

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Adam Smith

The roots of poverty

“Poverty is the worst form of violence”, said Gandhi.Why is it that the US, Australia and Norway are so wealthy, while Pakistan is mired in poverty ? To answer this question, we have to ask the most fundamental question in economics: “Why are some countries ... [Published The Express Tribune - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: James Robinson, Education, Adam Smith

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Robert Fogel, Nobel-winning economic historian, dies at 86

Robert Fogel, a Nobel Prize-winning economic historian who used empirical data in innovative and iconoclastic ways, most notably to dispute longheld assumptions about why slavery collapsed as an institution in the United States, died June 11 at a rehabilitation ... [Published Journal-Gazette - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Robert Fogel, Slavery, Stanley Engerman, Douglass North

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 2 reports

Robert W. Fogel 1926-2013

Nobel-winning University of Chicago economics professor challenged assumptions about U.S. history Robert W. Fogel, a University of Chicago professor who in 1993 joined the Hyde Park school's line of Nobel Prize winners in economics, created a body of ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Slavery, Douglass North, Kevin Murphy, Economic Growth

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Robert Fogel

, who has died aged 86, was a controversial winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Economics, which he shared with Douglass North, for his work in applying quantitative methods to the study of economic history. Fogel, who coined the term "cliometrics" for ... [Published Telegraph - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Robert Fogel, Slavery, Douglass North

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Obituary / Robert Fogel / Nobel laureate

Bloomberg WASHINGTON--Robert Fogel, the University of Chicago economic historian awarded a Nobel Prize for his data-driven reconsiderations of how railways and slavery influenced U.S. economic history, has died. He was 86.He died Tuesday at Manor Care ... [Published The Japan News - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Robert Fogel, Nobel Laureate, The University of Chicago, Douglass North, Oak Lawn (United States)

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Once the system gets there, it stays there… or does it?

Who will bring about political reform, and what are the political incentives for doing it? The question comes from an earlier post . Is there a road-map for exiting from a sub-optimal equilibrium in the way political institutions function? I don’t ... [Published Crooked Timber - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Bo Rothstein, Douglass North, Greece, Big Bang, Diffusion

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Worcester's civilizing surplus

Even as Massachusetts cities go, Worcester has done an outstanding job of positioning itself to benefit from technological change.Communities face many problems, but their overarching challenge always has been to position themselves to benefit from technological ... [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - May 28 2013]

Entities: Civilization, 19th century, Douglass North, Peter Cohan

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

With all due respect, I strongly disagree with myself

A seemingly ordinary footnote, until one realizes that North is one of the paper’s authors. Mancur Olson’s (1993) roving and stationary bandits and Douglass North’s (1981) revenue maximizing monarchs are at the center of the two most persuasive attempts ... [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - May 07 2013]

Entities: Douglass North, Mancur Olson

First reported Feb 26 2013 - Updated Feb 26 2013 - 1 reports

Councilmembers: Sodo arena 'done deal'

Seattle City Councilman Nick Licata says it’s basically a “done deal” that the proposed new Seattle arena will be located in Sodo, where investor Chris Hansen already owns a swath of land for developing his vision of a state-of-the-art basketball, hockey ... [Published seattlepi.com - Feb 26 2013]

Entities: Chris Hansen, Seattle, Douglass North, Safeco Corporation, Mike McGinn

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 1 reports

Judge Rules in Favor of Sonics Arena Deal

Less than an hour ago, King County Superior Court judge Douglass North dismissed a lawsuit that attempted to block a deal currently in play for an arena to bring pro basketball back to Seattle. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union sued ... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Douglass North, Tim Burgess, Seattle

First reported Dec 29 2012 - Updated Dec 29 2012 - 2 reports

‘Thenceforth and Forever Free’ ‘Watch Night’ service rooted in history

As people gathered in churches on the night of Dec. 31, 1862, they held hope against hope that their prayers finally would be answered.When midnight struck, one congregation caught its collective breath, and it wasn?t until a man ran into the church waving ... [Published Canton Repository - Dec 29 2012]

Entities: African-Americans, Slavery, Douglass North, Methodist, Richard Allen

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Scholar Pioneered Data-Driven Study of Economic... [Published HighBeam Research - Jun 17 2013]
Professor Robert Fogel: Economic historian vili... [Published The Independent - Jun 16 2013]
Real World Economics: Nobel laureate Fogel left... [Published TwinCities.com - Jun 16 2013]
The roots of poverty [Published The Express Tribune - Jun 14 2013]
Economics Professor Robert Fogel remembered by ... [Published Chicago Maroon - Jun 14 2013]
Robert Fogel, Nobel-winning economic historian,... [Published Journal-Gazette - Jun 14 2013]
Robert W. Fogel, Nobel-winning economic histori... [Published Washington Post - Jun 14 2013]
Robert Fogel [Published Telegraph - Jun 13 2013]
Nobel-winning economist Robert Fogel dies at 86 [Published Bend Bulletin - Jun 13 2013]
Robert W. Fogel 1926-2013 [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 13 2013]
Robert Fogel dies at 86; economic historian won... [Published Los Angeles Times - Jun 13 2013]
Obituary / Robert Fogel / Nobel laureate [Published The Japan News - Jun 13 2013]
Robert W. Fogel, Nobel-winning economics profes... [Published Individual.com - Jun 13 2013]
Robert Fogel, won Nobel Prize in Economics, 192... [Published University of Chicago - Jun 12 2013]
Robert Fogel, Nobel Laureate for Economic Histo... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 12 2013]
Once the system gets there, it stays there… or ... [Published Crooked Timber - Jun 04 2013]
Worcester's civilizing surplus [Published Worcester Telegram & Gazette - May 28 2013]
With all due respect, I strongly disagree with ... [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - May 07 2013]
Councilmembers: Sodo arena 'done deal' [Published seattlepi.com - Feb 26 2013]
Judge Rules in Favor of Sonics Arena Deal [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Feb 22 2013]
‘Thenceforth and Forever Free’ ‘Watch Night’ se... [Published Canton Repository - Dec 29 2012]
‘Thenceforth and Forever Free’ ‘Watch Night’ se... [Published Canton Repository - Dec 29 2012]

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Once the system gets there, it stays there… or ... [Published Crooked Timber - Jun 04 2013] Who will bring about political reform, and what are the political incentives for doing it? The question comes from an earlier post . Is there a road-map for exiting from a sub-optimal equilibrium in the way political institutions function? I don’t ...
With all due respect, I strongly disagree with ... [Published Shelby Grossman's Blog - May 07 2013] A seemingly ordinary footnote, until one realizes that North is one of the paper’s authors. Mancur Olson’s (1993) roving and stationary bandits and Douglass North’s (1981) revenue maximizing monarchs are at the center of the two most persuasive attempts ...
Judge Rules in Favor of Sonics Arena Deal [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Feb 22 2013] Less than an hour ago, King County Superior Court judge Douglass North dismissed a lawsuit that attempted to block a deal currently in play for an arena to bring pro basketball back to Seattle. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union sued ...