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Elinor Ostrom

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Indiana University Bloomington

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4.006/27/2025

Encourages creativity and critical thinking.

About Elinor

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Interests: Common-pool resources, institutional analysis, and governance of natural resources.

Appointments:

  • Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Political Science, Indiana University Bloomington (deceased 2012, but still listed in some IU records)
  • Founder, Ostrom Workshop

Awards:

  • Nobel Prize in Economics (2009)

Publications:

  • Governing the Commons (Cambridge University Press)
  • Articles in Journal of Economic Perspectives