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Avner Greif

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Department of Economics Stanford University Stanford CA, 94305
650 725 8936
Terminal Degree:1989 Department of Economics; Northwestern University (from RePEc Genealogy)

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Department of Economics
Stanford University

Stanford, California (United States)
https://economics.stanford.edu/
RePEc:edi:destaus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Avner Greif & Jared Rubin, 2023. "Endogenous Political Legitimacy: The Tudor Roots of England’s Constitutional Governance," Working Papers 23-01, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.
  2. Avner Greif & Jared Rubin, 2022. "Political Legitimacy in Historical Political Economy," Working Papers 22-08, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.
  3. Desmet, Klaus & Greif, Avner & Parente, Stephen, 2017. "Spatial Competition, Innovation and Institutions: The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence," CEPR Discussion Papers 11976, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  4. Avner Greif & Guido Tabellini, 2015. "The Clan and the Corporation: Sustaining Cooperation in China and Europe," CESifo Working Paper Series 5233, CESifo.
  5. Christian Dippel & Avner Greif & Daniel Trefler, 2015. "Outside Options, Coercion, and Wages: Removing the Sugar Coating," NBER Working Papers 20958, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Greif, Avner & Iyigun, Murat, 2013. "Social Organizations, Violence & Modern Growth," IZA Discussion Papers 7377, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  7. Greif, Avner & Iyigun, Murat, 2013. "What Did the Old Poor Law Really Accomplish? A Redux," IZA Discussion Papers 7398, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  8. Tabellini, Guido & Greif, Avner, 2012. "The Clan and the City: Sustaining Cooperation in China and Europe," CEPR Discussion Papers 9072, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  9. Greif, Avner & Iyigun, Murat & Sasson, Diego, 2011. "Risk, Institutions and Growth: Why England and Not China?," IZA Discussion Papers 5598, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  10. Tabellini, Guido & Greif, Avner, 2010. "Cultural and Institutional Bifurcation: China and Europe Compared," CEPR Discussion Papers 7648, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  11. Avner Greif, 2008. "Contract Enforcement and Institutions among the Maghribi Traders: Refuting Edwards and Ogilvie," CESifo Working Paper Series 2350, CESifo.
  12. Robert H. Bates & Avner Greif & Macatan Humphreys & Smita Singh, 2004. "Institutions and Development," CID Working Papers 107, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  13. Robert H. Bates & Avner Greif & Amita Singh, 2001. "Organizing Violence," CID Working Papers 71A, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
  14. Avner Greif, 1997. "On the Social Foundations and Historical Development of Institutions that Facilitate Impersonal Exchange: From the Community Responsibility System to Individual Legal Responsibility in Pre-modern Euro," Working Papers 97016, Stanford University, Department of Economics.
  15. Avner Greif, 1997. "Self-enforcing Political System and Economic Growth: Late Medieval Genoa," Working Papers 97037, Stanford University, Department of Economics.
  16. Avner Greif & Andres Rodriguez-Clare, 1995. "A Transactions-Cost Theory of Agglomeration Economies," Working Papers 95003, Stanford University, Department of Economics.
  17. Avner Greif, "undated". "Micro Theory and Recent Developments in the Study of Economic Institutions Through Economic History," Working Papers 96001, Stanford University, Department of Economics.
  18. Avner Greif, "undated". "Economic History and Game Theory: a Survey," Working Papers 97017, Stanford University, Department of Economics.
  19. Avner Greif & Steven Tadelis, "undated". "A Theory of Moral Persistence: Crypto-Morality and Political Legitimacy," Discussion Papers 09-028, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

Articles

  1. Greif, Avner & Rubin, Jared, 2024. "Endogenous Political Legitimacy: The Tudor Roots of England’s Constitutional Governance," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 84(3), pages 655-689, September.
  2. Christian Dippel & Avner Greif & Daniel Trefler, 2020. "Outside Options, Coercion, and Wages: Removing the Sugar Coating," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 130(630), pages 1678-1714.
  3. Klaus Desmet & Avner Greif & Stephen L. Parente, 2020. "Spatial competition, innovation and institutions: the Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 25(1), pages 1-35, March.
  4. Greif, Avner & Tabellini, Guido, 2017. "The clan and the corporation: Sustaining cooperation in China and Europe," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 1-35.
  5. Greif, Avner & Mokyr, Joel, 2017. "Cognitive rules, institutions, and economic growth: Douglass North and beyond," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 13(1), pages 25-52, March.
  6. Greif, Avner & Mokyr, Joel, 2016. "Institutions and economic history: a critique of professor McCloskey," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 12(1), pages 29-41, March.
  7. Avner Greif, 2014. "Do institutions evolve?," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 53-60, April.
  8. Greif, Avner, 2014. "Trade and Institutions in the Medieval Mediterranean: The Geniza Merchants and Their Business World. By Jessica L. Goldberg. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2012. Pp. xxi, 426. $114.00, hardcov," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 74(2), pages 648-649, June.
  9. Avner Greif & Murat Iyigun, 2013. "Social Organizations, Violence, and Modern Growth," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 103(3), pages 534-538, May.
  10. Avner Greif, 2012. "The Maghribi traders: a reappraisal?," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 65(2), pages 445-469, May.
  11. Greif, Avner & Tadelis, Steven, 2010. "A theory of moral persistence: Crypto-morality and political legitimacy," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 38(3), pages 229-244, September.
  12. Avner Greif & Guido Tabellini, 2010. "Cultural and Institutional Bifurcation: China and Europe Compared," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(2), pages 135-140, May.
  13. Brousseau, Eric & Greif, Avner, 2010. "Introduction to the JCE Symposium on "The Dynamics of Institutions"," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 38(3), pages 227-228, September.
  14. Avner Greif, 2009. "The curious commentary on the citation practices of Avner Greif," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 141(3), pages 273-275, December.
  15. Yadira Gonzalez de Lara & Avner Greif & Saumitra Jha, 2008. "The Administrative Foundations of Self-Enforcing Constitutions," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 98(2), pages 105-109, May.
  16. Avner Greif, 2006. "History Lessons: The Birth of Impersonal Exchange: The Community Responsibility System and Impartial Justice," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 20(2), pages 221-236, Spring.
  17. Avner Greif, 2006. "Family Structure, Institutions, and Growth: The Origins and Implications of Western Corporations," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 96(2), pages 308-312, May.
  18. Greif, Avner & Laitin, David D., 2004. "A Theory of Endogenous Institutional Change," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 98(4), pages 633-652, November.
  19. Robert Bates & Avner Greif & Smita Singh, 2002. "Organizing Violence," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 46(5), pages 599-628, October.
  20. Avner Greif, 2002. "Institutions and Impersonal Exchange: From Communal to Individual Responsibility," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 158(1), pages 168-204, March.
  21. Bates, Robert H. & Greif, Avner & Levi, Margaret & Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent & Weingast, Barry R., 2000. "The Analytic Narrative Project - Analytic Narratives. By Robert H. Bates, Avner Greif, Margaret Levi, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal, and Barry Weingast. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. 296p.," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 94(3), pages 696-702, September.
  22. Greif, Avner, 2000. "Ancient And Medieval - Trade, Trust, and Networks: Commercial Culture in Late Medieval Italy. By Gunnar Dahl.Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 1998. Pp. 355," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 60(1), pages 272-273, March.
  23. Greif, Avner, 2000. "The fundamental problem of exchange: A research agenda in Historical Institutional Analysis," European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 4(3), pages 251-284, December.
  24. Greif, Avner, 1998. "Historical and Comparative Institutional Analysis," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(2), pages 80-84, May.
  25. Greif, Avner, 1998. "Genoa and the Genoese, 958–1528. By Steven A. Epstein. 1996. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Pp. 396. $45.00, cloth," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 58(4), pages 1129-1130, December.
  26. Greif, Avner, 1997. "United States and Canada - Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth. By Marc Egnal. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Pp. xvi, 300. $45.00, cloth; $17.95,," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 57(3), pages 747-749, September.
  27. Greif, Avner, 1997. "Cliometrics after Forty Years," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 87(2), pages 400-403, May.
  28. Greif, Avner, 1996. "The Study of Organizations and Evolving Organizational Forms through History: Reflections from the Late Medieval Family Firm," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 5(2), pages 473-501.
  29. Greif, Avner, 1995. "A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca. By David Abulafia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Pp. 292. $59.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(1), pages 163-165, March.
  30. Greif, Avner, 1995. "Medieval and Early Modern - Trade and Traders in Muslim Spain: The Commercial Realignment of the Iberian Peninsula, 900–1500. By Olivia Remie Constable. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Pp," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(4), pages 923-924, December.
  31. Greif, Avner, 1995. "Medieval and Early Modern - Wage Labor & Guilds in Medieval Europe. By Steven A. Epstein. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Pp. vii, 307. $39.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(2), pages 413-414, June.
  32. Greif, Avner, 1995. "The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change. By Hendrik Spruyt. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. Pp. 288," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(4), pages 972-973, December.
  33. Greif, Avner, 1994. "On the Political Foundations of the Late Medieval Commercial Revolution: Genoa During the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 54(2), pages 271-287, June.
  34. Greif, Avner & Milgrom, Paul & Weingast, Barry R, 1994. "Coordination, Commitment, and Enforcement: The Case of the Merchant Guild," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 102(4), pages 745-776, August.
  35. Greif, Avner, 1994. "Cultural Beliefs and the Organization of Society: A Historical and Theoretical Reflection on Collectivist and Individualist Societies," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 102(5), pages 912-950, October.
  36. Greif, Avner, 1993. "Contract Enforceability and Economic Institutions in Early Trade: the Maghribi Traders' Coalition," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(3), pages 525-548, June.
  37. Greif, Avner, 1992. "Institutions and International Trade: Lessons from the Commercial Revolution," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 82(2), pages 128-133, May.
  38. Greif, Avner, 1991. "The Organization of Long-Distance Trade: Reputation and Coalitions in the Geniza Documents and Genoa During the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 51(2), pages 459-462, June.
  39. Greif, Avner, 1990. "Medieval and Early Modern - Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250–1350. By Janet L. Lughod. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Pp. xvi, 443. $35.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 50(2), pages 455-456, June.
  40. Greif, Avner, 1989. "Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade: Evidence on the Maghribi Traders," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(4), pages 857-882, December.

Chapters

  1. Avner Greif & Lynne Kiesling & John V. C. Nye, 2015. "Introduction [Institutions, Innovation, and Industrialization: Essays in Economic History and Development]," Introductory Chapters,, Princeton University Press.
  2. Avner Greif & Murat Iyigun & Diego Sasson, 2012. "Social Organizations, Risk-sharing Institutions, and Economic Development," International Economic Association Series, in: Masahiko Aoki & Timur Kuran & Gérard Roland (ed.), Institutions and Comparative Economic Development, chapter 2, pages 48-63, Palgrave Macmillan.
  3. Avner Greif, 2005. "Commitment, Coercion, and Markets: The Nature and Dynamics of Institutions Supporting Exchange," Springer Books, in: Claude Menard & Mary M. Shirley (ed.), Handbook of New Institutional Economics, chapter 28, pages 727-786, Springer.
  4. Greif, Avner, 2002. "Economic history and game theory," Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, in: R.J. Aumann & S. Hart (ed.), Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, edition 1, volume 3, chapter 52, pages 1989-2024, Elsevier.

Books

  1. Avner Greif & Lynne Kiesling & John V. C. Nye, 2015. "Institutions, Innovation, and Industrialization: Essays in Economic History and Development," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, number 10365.
  2. Greif,Avner, 2006. "Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521480444, October.
  3. Robert H. Bates & Avner Greif & Margaret Levi & Jean-Laurent, 1998. "Analytic Narratives," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 6355.

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  1. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (7) 2008-07-30 2013-05-19 2015-02-28 2017-05-07 2018-08-27 2022-06-27 2023-02-27. Author is listed
  2. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (4) 2010-01-23 2013-05-19 2013-05-19 2017-05-07
  3. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (4) 2015-02-28 2017-05-07 2018-08-27 2023-02-27
  4. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (4) 2010-01-23 2011-04-09 2012-07-23 2012-08-23
  5. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (3) 2010-01-23 2012-07-23 2012-08-23
  6. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2011-04-09 2013-05-19
  7. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (2) 2013-05-19 2022-06-27
  8. NEP-INO: Innovation (2) 2017-05-07 2018-08-27
  9. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (2) 2022-06-27 2023-02-27
  10. NEP-TID: Technology and Industrial Dynamics (2) 2017-05-07 2018-08-27
  11. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2017-05-07 2018-08-27
  12. NEP-CNA: China (1) 2017-05-07
  13. NEP-CSE: Economics of Strategic Management (1) 2018-08-27
  14. NEP-CUL: Cultural Economics (1) 2010-01-23
  15. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (1) 2013-05-19
  16. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2012-07-23

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