
has awarded the “Clio?Can” to University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ economics Professor Emeritus Sumner La Croix. The annual award recognizes leading scholars in economic history who have provided exceptional service to the field of cliometrics.
Cliometrics is the?application of economic theory and quantitative analysis to a wide range of historical issues. Cliometricians seek to examine and understand the forces underlying the development of institutions and government in order to understand the long-term patterns of economic and political development throughout the world and provide historical perspective on issues of current importance.?
La Croix will present the?Clio?Can to the next awardee at the World Congress of Cliometrics in Strasbourg, France, held?July 4–7. The is a major sponsor of this year’s World Congress.
More About Sumner La Croix
Sumner La Croix is Professor Emeritus in the and a research fellow with the University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Economic Research Organization. His research focuses on the economic history of Âé¶¹´«Ã½, institutional change, property rights in land and intellectual property rights in the Asia-Pacific region. La Croix’s articles have recently appeared in leading economics journals, including Research Policy, Journal of Economic History, and International Economic Review.
La Croix is currently finalizing a book on Âé¶¹´«Ã½’s history entitled, Âé¶¹´«Ã½: Political and Economic Change from First Canoe to Statehood.
—By Lisa Shirota
