Arielle John

Dissertation Fellow

Arielle John is a fifth year PhD student in the Department of Economics at George Mason University. She has published co-authored research with Dr. Virgil Storr in the Journal of Institutional Economics, Journal of Private Enterprise and in the Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations and the Handbook of Creative Cities. Additionally she was a course instructor during 2011 for two units of Intermediate Microeconomics at George Mason University.

Published Research

Book Chapter: The Sociability and Morality of Market Settlements

Virgil Storr, Arielle John | Oct 2011

Since at least Max Weber, social scientists have looked closely at the nexus between markets and cities. The difference between a city and other settlements, then, is the existence of a market rather than the size of the population, or the type of dwellings, or the nature of the social activities that occur, or any other criteria that we might use. Although Weber's centrally located marketplaces have long since been replaced by malls and shopping plazas and high-rise business districts and swanky shopping streets, market activity is still at the centre of city life.

Which Institutions Matter?

Arielle John, Virgil Storr | Feb 2011

In this article, the authors offer a defense of the hypothesis that ‘institutions matter’ for economic growth.