Eirik Grundtvig Furubotn

Background

Furubotn, Eirik Grundtvig was born on April 18, 1923 in New York City. Son of Konrad Martin and Caroline (Grundtvig) Furubotn.

Education

Bachelor, Brown University, 1948. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1959.

Career

Instructor Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1953-1955. Assistant professor Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1958-1960. Associate professor Emory University, Atlanta, 1960-1963.

Professor State University of New York, Binghamton, 1963-1967, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1967-1982. James L. West professor economics University Texas, Arlington, 1982-1996. Research fellow private enterprise research center Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, since 1996.

Committee member Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University Press, College Station, 1974-1982. Co-director Center for Study of New Institutional Economics, University Saarland, West Germany, since 1986. Member board advisory Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2002.

Achievements

• Eirik Grundtvig Furubotn has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Institutions and Economic Theory: The Contribution of the New Institutional Economics (Economics, Cognition, and Society)

    ( This second edition assesses some of the major refineme...)

  • Institutions and Economic Theory: The Contribution of the New Institutional Economics:2nd (Second) edition
  • Institutions and Economic Theory: The Contribution of the New Institutional Economics (Economics, Cognition, and Society) by Eirik G. Furubotn (2005-10-21)
  • Economics of Property Rights

Membership

Trustee Allen Academy, Bryan, Texas, 1974-1976. Member advisory council Political Economy Research Center, Bozeman, Montana, 1984-1992. Member national advisory board National Center for Privatization, Wichita, Kansas, 1985-1995.

Corporal United States Army, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association (executive committee 1975-1977), Kürschners Deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma, Omega Rho.

Interests

• Avocations: antiques.

Connections

Married Florence Birkby Duckworth. Children— Karin Florence, Erik Grundtvig, Kristian George.

Father:

Konrad Martin Furubotn

Mother:

Caroline (Grundtvig) Furubotn

Spouse:

Florence Birkby Duckworth

child:

Kristian George Furubotn

child:

Erik Grundtvig Furubotn

child:

Karin Florence Furubotn