Barry R. Weingast

1952 -

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country of citizenship: United States of America

educated at: California Institute of Technology, University of California, Santa Cruz

occupation: economist, political scientist, academic, university teacher

award received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Heinz I. Eulau Award

official website: profiles.stanford.edu/barry-weingast

Barry Robert Weingast (born September 1, 1952) is an American political scientist and economist, who is currently the Ward C. Krebs Family Professor at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Weingast's research concentrates on the relationship between politics and economics, particularly economic reform, regulation, and the political foundation of markets. Source: Wikipedia (en)