Understanding the culture of markets
Dr. Storr has written extensively on how culture shapes economic decisions and outcomes.
His first book, Enterprising Slaves & Master Pirates, is an interdisciplinary account of economic life in the Bahamas. The Bahamas’ economic story is an interesting tale, full of vibrant color …
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Re-thinking Nassau’s Bay Street
Throughout the 20th century, Nassau’s Bay Street was the main commercial district in The Bahamas. … Nassau’s Bay Street, as the home of the country’s parliament, is also the key political space in the country. And, it has been a key site for social and cultural expression in the archipelago.
With frequent co-author Nona Martin, Dr. Storr has explored the social, politic al and economic significance of Bay Street …
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“The Market as a Social Space”
Dr. Virgil Storr’s article “The Market as Social Space: On the Meaningful Extraeconomic Conversations that Can Occur in Markets” published in The Review of Austrian Economics won second place in the 2009 Templeton Enterprise Awards’ article category and was also the winner of the FEE Prize for the best article in Austrian Economics (2009).
As the FEE Prize committee outlined …
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Understanding Post-Katrina Community Recovery
Along with his frequent co-author Dr. Chamlee-Wright, Dr. Virgil Henry Storr has written extensively on post-disaster recovery.
Their edited volume The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound (Edward Elgar, 2010) was published last fall. And, their other efforts include …
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Short Bio
Dr. Storr is a Senior Research Fellow and the Director of Graduate Student Programs at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University. He is also a Research Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and the Don C. Lavoie Research Fellow in the F.A. Hayek Program in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at George Mason University.
