Mancur Olson
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Mancur Olson was an American economist and social scientist best known for his work on collective action, public goods, and the logic of group behavior in political economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mancur Olson canonical | 7 |
| Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mancur Olson Context triple: [Elinor Ostrom, influencedBy, Mancur Olson]
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A.
Culbert Olson
Culbert Olson was a Democratic politician who served as the 29th governor of California from 1939 to 1943 and was known for his progressive and secular views.
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B.
Ben Olsen
Ben Olsen is a former American soccer player and coach best known for his long association with D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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C.
Ole Hanson
Ole Hanson was an American real estate developer and former mayor of Seattle best known for envisioning and developing the master-planned coastal community of San Clemente, California.
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D.
Harold Olsen
Harold Olsen was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate career at Ohio State University and his influential role in the early development of the NCAA Tournament.
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E.
Ronald Nored
Ronald Nored is a former Butler University point guard and defensive standout who helped lead the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament title games before transitioning into a coaching career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mancur Olson Target entity description: Mancur Olson was an American economist and social scientist best known for his work on collective action, public goods, and the logic of group behavior in political economy.
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A.
Culbert Olson
Culbert Olson was a Democratic politician who served as the 29th governor of California from 1939 to 1943 and was known for his progressive and secular views.
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B.
Ben Olsen
Ben Olsen is a former American soccer player and coach best known for his long association with D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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C.
Ole Hanson
Ole Hanson was an American real estate developer and former mayor of Seattle best known for envisioning and developing the master-planned coastal community of San Clemente, California.
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D.
Harold Olsen
Harold Olsen was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate career at Ohio State University and his influential role in the early development of the NCAA Tournament.
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E.
Ronald Nored
Ronald Nored is a former Butler University point guard and defensive standout who helped lead the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament title games before transitioning into a coaching career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ political economist ⓘ social scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
North Dakota State University ⓘ Oxford University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
|
| employer |
University of Maryland, College Park
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Maryland
|
| familyName | Olson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collective action
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economics ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ public goods ⓘ |
| givenName | Mancur ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
author
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researcher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
new institutional economics
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political science ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
collective action
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economic growth ⓘ institutions ⓘ interest groups ⓘ public goods ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Economic Association
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Public Choice Society ⓘ |
| name |
Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Mancur Olson
|
| notableConcept |
collective action problem
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distributional coalitions ⓘ selective incentives ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Power and Prosperity: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships
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The Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups ⓘ
linked to:
The Logic of Collective Action
The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | College Park, Maryland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of economics at the University of Maryland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped |
logic of collective action
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stationary bandit theory of the state ⓘ |
| workLocation | College Park, Maryland ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Mancur Olson