Mancur Olson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mancur Olson

American economist

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1998

Profession: economist, political scientist, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr.
( or ; January 22, 1932 – February 19, 1998) was an American economist and social scientist who taught economics at the University of Maryland, College Park.
His most influential contributions were in institutional economics, and in the role which private property, taxation, public goods, collective action, and contract rights play in economic development.