Avner Greif

Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities and Sciences

Avner Greif

Contact Info:

avner@stanford.edu
http://www.stanford.edu/~avner
Page in Stanford Directory

Phone: 650-725-8936

Office: Landau 261

Office hours: Wednesday 11-12 pm

Curriculum Vitae

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) “Institutions and the Path to Economic Modernity: Lessons from Medieval Trade,” Cambridge University Press, 2006

(2) “A Theory of Endogenous Institutional Change,” Political Science Review, 2004

(3) “Cultural Beliefs and the Organization of Society: Historical and Theoretical Reflection on Collectivist and Individualist Societies,” The Journal of Political Economy, 1994

(4) “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

Winter

Education

Ph.D. Northwestern University; B.A. Tel Aviv University