Dr. Mark Hanssen

OF NOTE:
Studies of history, culture and political institutions so often overlook economics – as much, if not more often, as economics overlooks them.

KNOWN FOR:
Narrative examples in teaching with a little dark humor.

WHEN NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, CAN OFTEN BE FOUND:
With my wife and two sons.

POPULAR QUOTE:
“I once lived in and managed a castle as a conference and event center just outside Vienna, Austria. It was at those conferences that I began to take an interest in economic growth, institutions and culture. Thereafter I spent nearly 15 years studying and working internationally or internationally focused. That’s not nearly enough to understand the complexity of the world – if the task requires patient labor, impatience for conclusions undermines the whole effort.”