Roger Myerson - Speaker for the Andrews & Brunner Workshop
About
Roger Bruce Myerson a Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy In 2007, he was the winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Hurwicz and Eric Maskin for "having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory".In his lecture, "Local Politics in Nations and Empires", Professor Myerson explores the foundations of political stability through the lens of local leadership, property rights, and state-building. Drawing on themes he examines how the relationship between local communities and national governance has shaped both prosperous democracies and enduring autocratic states.
Schedule:
5:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Registration & Drinks Reception
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Lecture in LT15 by Roger Myerson
Date
Wednesday 21 January 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+00)Location
Management School West Pavilion - Lecture Theatre 15
Lancaster University,