Douglass C. North

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gptkbp:instanceOf Economist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Washington_University_in_St._Louis
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:awards gptkb:John_Bates_Clark_Medal
gptkbp:born November 5, 1920
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Theory of institutions
gptkbp:died November 23, 2015
gptkbp:field Economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglass C. North
gptkbp:inception New_Institutional_Economics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Daron_Acemoglu
gptkb:James_Robinson
Economic history
Elinor Ostrom
Douglass_North's_theory_of_institutions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ronald_Coase
gptkbp:knownFor New_Institutional_Economics
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature Historical context
Social norms
Economic growth
Economic policy
Institutional economics
Property rights
Cultural factors
Legal frameworks
Economic performance
Collective action
Political institutions
Transaction costs
Market economy
Economic systems
Cognitive frameworks
Institutional change
Economic institutions
Path dependence
Economic institutions and performance
gptkbp:notableWorks Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Understanding the Process of Economic Change
gptkbp:researchFocus Economic development
Economic history
Political economy
gptkbp:spouse Ruth_North
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences