Don Lavoie
Don Lavoie | |
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Born | April 4, 1951 |
Died | November 6, 2001 | (aged 50)
Academic career | |
School or tradition | Austrian School |
Alma mater | Worcester Polytechnic Institute New York University |
Donald Charles Lavoie (April 4, 1951 – November 6, 2001) was an American
Early life and education
Lavoie earned a BS in computer science in 1973 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He then earned a PhD in economics in 1981 from New York University under Israel Kirzner.[1] His thesis was entitled Rivalry and central planning: a re-examination of the debate over economic calculation under socialism.[2]
Career
Don Lavoie joined the faculty of the economics department of George Mason University as an assistant professor in 1981. He was co-founder of the interdisciplinary unit known as the Program on Social & Organizational Learning at George Mason University.[1][3]
As a young professor, he worked on the philosophy and practice of electronically mediated discourse. He knew the importance for organizations of new ways of cultivating interactive learning environments (
As a scholar, he studied the
In the book Culture and Enterprise: The Development, Representation and Morality of Business (New York: Routledge, 2000) written with Emily Chamlee-Wright, they take into account the important role of culture in a nation's economic development.[citation needed]
He also worked at the Cato Institute.[citation needed]
Books
- Lavoie, Don (1985). Rivalry and central planning: the socialist calculation debate reconsidered. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 11113886.
- Lavoie, Don (1985). National economic planning: what is left?. Cambridge, Mass.: Ballinger Pub. Co. OCLC 11971952.
Students
Among his students, there are a number of "contemporary Austrian" economists: Peter Boettke, David Prychitko, Steven Horwitz, Thomas Rustici, Mark Gilbert, Ralph Rector, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Howie Baetjer and Virgil Storr.
Death and legacy
Lavoie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2001. He died of a stroke later that year. A conference was held in his honor after his death as well as a book of essays.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "Don Lavoie Curriculum Vitae". November 27, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-11-27.
- ^ "Rivalry and central planning: a re-examination of the debate over economic calculation under socialism". New York University Libraries Catalogue. Retrieved 17 Dec 2012.
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- ^ "New Collaborative Learning Environments : The Convergence of Hermeneutics and Hypertext by Virgil Henry Storr". Archived from the original on September 27, 2006. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
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