Quick Facts About Elinor Ostrom
- Born
- August 7, 1933
- Died
- June 12, 2012
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Economist
- Notable works
- Die Verfassung der Allmende
- Known for
- Ostrom Design Principles, Institutional analysis and development framework, Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, Understanding Knowledge as a Commons, Understanding Institutional Diversity
- Spouse
- Vincent Ostrom
About Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Claire "Lin" Ostrom was an American political scientist and political economist whose work was associated with New Institutional Economics and the resurgence of political economy. In 2009, she was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her "analysis of economic governance, especially the commons", which she shared with Oliver E. Williamson; she was the first woman to win the prize.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin
honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
honorary doctor of the University of Zurich
honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-I
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
