How IU Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom Changed The World
The “tragedy of the commons” was widely-held as a fundamental paradox of modern economics and ecology. Elinor Ostrom changed all that.
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Indiana University Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom Passes Away
From Indiana Public Media: Indiana University professor and Nobel Prize recipient Elinor Ostrom has died. Ostrom, 78, died of cancer at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. “Indiana University has lost an irreplaceable and magnificent treasure with the passing of Elinor Ostrom,” IU President Michael A. McRobbie said in a statement. “Throughout her lifetime, Lin has [...]
Indiana University Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom Passes Away
From Indiana Public Media: Indiana University professor and Nobel Prize recipient Elinor Ostrom has died. Ostrom, 78, died of cancer at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. “Indiana University has lost an irreplaceable and magnificent treasure with the passing of Elinor Ostrom,” IU President Michael A. McRobbie said in a statement. “Throughout her lifetime, Lin has [...]