Faculty
Research
The Leadership
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
How does liberty flourish in some states but fall to authoritarianism and anarchy in others?Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?The Pearson Institute Faculty
Why We Fight
Why do gangs, nations, and other groups go to war, and what can peacemakers do to stop it?Building Resilient Health Systems: Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
How can we make health systems more resilient to emergent crises?Queens
Are states led by women less prone to conflict than states led by men?The Autocrat's Credibility Problem and Foundations of the Constitutional State
What are the consequences of denying costly debts to past supporters for leaders who compete to establish political regimes?Force and Restraint in Strategic Deterrence: A Game-Theorist's Perspective
What determines why an application of military force, which was intended to deter potential adversaries, sometimes instead stimulates them to more militant reactions?
Latin American Policy Forum 2018
Institute Director James Robinson moderates a discussion with Carlos Mesa, former President of Bolivia, as part of the University of Chicago Latin American Policy Forum 2018, cosponsored by The Pearson Institute.
Latin American Policy Forum 2018
Institute Director James Robinson moderates a discussion with Carlos Mesa, former President of Bolivia, as part of the University of Chicago Latin American Policy Forum 2018, cosponsored by The Pearson Institute.