Mancur Olson

Mancur Olson
Born	Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932-01-22)January 22, 1932 Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1998(1998-02-19) (aged 66) College Park, Maryland, U.S.
Academic career
Field	Economics Political science
Institution	University of Maryland Princeton University
School or tradition	New institutional economics[1]
Alma mater	Harvard University (PhD) University of Oxford (MA) North Dakota State University (BA)

Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (/ˈmænsər/;^[2] January 22, 1932 – February 19, 1998) was an American economist and political scientist who taught at the University of Maryland, College Park. His most influential contributions were to new institutional economics, and focused on the role played by private property, taxation, public goods, collective action, and contract rights in economic development.